When the economy screeched to a halt late last year, so did consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of all U.S. economic activity. That’s why the latest string of quarterly reports will be closely watched for any indication that consumers feel mo

These days, it’s not what companies say about the past as much as what they say about the future that matters most to investors.

The Michelin guide celebrated its 100th French edition Monday, and its director urged France’s great chefs to invent new ways of filling their restaurants during the economic crisis.

Macrovision Solutions Corp. has canceled its deal to sell the TV Guide Network and TVGuide.com for $255 million to Allen Shapiro and One Equity Partners, and will instead sell them to movie studio Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. for the same price but bett

You don’t have to be rich to serve good wine at your party.

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Questions about salaries are out. Ditto queries about the age of a foreigner visiting Beijing for the Olympics. And an inquiry about someone’s love life? Forget it.These are part of the “Eight don’t asks” displayed on posters in a central Beijing...

Let’s face it: “Sex and the City” may be the quintessential chick flick of all time. Women are booking their seats in giddy anticipation of the film’s Friday release. Straight men? They sound like they might prefer two hours and 25 minutes of root...

TV Guide promoted two executives to top editorial roles Tuesday, days after the previous leadership departed amid the acquisition of the magazine’s parent company.Debra Birnbaum was named editor-in-chief, replacing Ian Birch, who was among those who...

TV Guide magazine’s already fuzzy future looks even more uncertain now that the magazine is part of a proposed $2.8 billion sale to security software specialist Macrovision Corp.Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.’s intellectual property and...