WSBT - News - Consumer News http://www.wsbt.com/news/consumer RSS Feed for WSBT - News - Consumer News en-us Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:26:48 GMT Kin of NY man trampled by shoppers sue Wal-Mart http://www.wsbt.com/news/consumer/35498669.html GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — The family of a worker trampled to death in a "Black Friday" crush of bargain hunters at a Long Island Wal-Mart store filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on Wednesday, claiming store ads offering deep discounts "created an atmosphere of competition and anxiety" that led to "crowd craze." Couples staying together because of poor economy http://www.wsbt.com/news/consumer/35498494.html Running into your ex is almost always awkward and stressful. David Snyder and Nancy Partridge deal with it nearly every day. Cruise ship passengers surprised by pirate attack http://www.wsbt.com/news/consumer/35485639.html MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Ordered to get inside and stay down, Oregon tourist Clyde Thornburg heard the pirates' rifle shots hit the side of the luxury cruise liner — "Pop! Pop! Pop!" — then felt the ship accelerate to escape. Quiter hair dryers http://www.wsbt.com/news/consumer/35468639.html Mishawaka Brewing Co. closing http://www.wsbt.com/news/consumer/35378979.html MISHAWAKA — The economy, increased competition, higher taxes and the smoking ban all contributed to the scheduled Wednesday closing of the Mishawaka Brewing Co. Mad Anthony Brewing Company draws job seekers in Elkhart http://www.wsbt.com/news/consumer/35384849.html ELKHART — The upcoming opening of a brewing company in Elkhart has hundreds of people lined up hoping to get a job. Group finds fewer toys with high lead levels http://www.wsbt.com/news/consumer/35469519.html NEW YORK (AP) — After the high-profile recalls of millions of lead-contaminated toys last year, a watchdog group said Wednesday that its tests found fewer toys with high levels of chemicals in them this year. But about a third of the toys tested still contained a worrisome level of chemicals. Some natural gas customers get break on bills http://www.wsbt.com/news/consumer/35381574.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Winter heating bills will be higher this year, but not as high as once feared, utility officials say. It's official: US is in recession http://www.wsbt.com/news/consumer/35320764.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research said Monday. Police seek Wal-Mart shoppers who killed NY worker http://www.wsbt.com/news/consumer/35306319.html NEW YORK (AP) — Police are reviewing surveillance videos of a post-Thanksgiving shopper stampede that trampled a suburban Wal-Mart worker to death, but they acknowledge it may be difficult to bring criminal charges.