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The 2008 federal farm bill is set to expire at year's end, and if Congress doesn't pass a new one, a law from the 1940s would kick in -- causing milk prices to jump by $2 or $3 per gallon.

A growing number of chief executives at the nation's largest companies are slightly more optimistic about the economy for the next six months.

A nationwide survey finds a large chunk of Americans are annoyed by their co-workers' poor cell phone etiquette.

People across the country are relying less on their own vehicles to get them to work, and depending more overall on public transportation, according to a first-of-its-kind report from New Jersey Public Interest Research Group.

Many experts predict the unemployment rate will drop next month, but not for the reason you might expect.

The stock market continued its sluggish start to the month on Wednesday.

Americans ramped up purchases of new homes in October after three months of soft sales, evidence that the housing recovery is improving fitfully.

Federal officials are asking consumers to be wary of scams designed to dupe them into buying counterfeit products.

A new survey finds most New Jerseyans, as well as most Americans, don't trust people they don't know.

Everyone has a favorite place to eat and a new Zagat survey looks at some of the trends of diners across the country.