Nov 14th, 2008 · U.S. retailers saw a record drop in sales in October, the Commerce Department said Friday, as tighter credit and the faltering economy spooked consumers into sharp cutbacks in their spending.
Oct 22nd, 2008 · Wall Street, spooked by a slew of gloomy earnings reports out Wednesday, shrugged off the latest White House measures aimed at stabilizing global markets and instead pushed the Dow sharply lower. World leaders will gather Nov. 15 in Washington to address the global financial crisis.
Jan 16th, 2008 · News of the U.S. mortgage crisis hitting banking giant Citigroup as well as the slowdown in retail sales depress Asian markets. In Tokyo, the Nikkei average falls 3.5 percent. Hong Kong's market index plunges more than 5 percent. Markets from Australia to the Philippines also tumble.
Oct 30th, 2007 · Witches, goblins and ghosts used to be standard Halloween costumes. But some schools and communities have banned such so-called pagan symbolism. So, on the eve of Halloween, we offer some alternatives ripped from the headlines.
Oct 27th, 2006 · Is the end of life really The End? Though conventional scientific wisdom says so, that hasn't stopped researchers around the world from trying to quantify the soul, explore near-death experiences, and other research into what might come next. Mary Roach, author of the book Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife talks about her findings.
May 19th, 2006 · Callers spooked by reports that the government is assembling a massive database of telephone conversations are exploring ways to secure their privacy. For the privacy-obsessed, a prepaid cell phone and paying with cash are just the start.
Oct 5th, 2005 · Mary Roach has a knack for bringing the dead to life. In Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, she chronicled the strange careers of the dead. In Spook, she explores the world of life after death.
Aug 10th, 2005 · Melissa Block talks to Arizona Ostrich Rancher D.C. Cogburn about the day his ostriches stampeded several years ago, and the financial woes he's had ever since. He says a hot-air balloon so spooked the birds that they panicked; many were seriously injured. His loss to the balloonists in a civil lawsuit has led Cogburn to quit the business.