Don't Have A Job For Me? I'll Make My Own

More teens, stymied by tight employment market, turn to entrepreneurship by Laura Petrecca 05.19.09

Eric Cieslewicz has spent the last couple of months drumming up business.

Faced with dismal employment prospects at traditional teen-friendly employers, the 18-year-old has turned his passion for percussion into a money-making venture...

Consumers Open Wallets, But Not For New Stuff

Money spent on used items, debt payments, home prices by John Waggoner 05.19.09

Consumers may not be buying new cars, but they are spending: They're buying used and second-hand goods, repaying debt, and even paying to fix up their homes...