Faced with soaring food costs and new competition, a high-quality grocer experiments with ways to save money while not sacrificing taste.

Demand for mortgages from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs is rising sharply, the V.A. said.

Consumer confidence data shows that pessimism about the economy is at historic highs, and that plans to take vacations or make major purchases are at some of the lowest levels ever recorded.

Oil prices climbed further Friday and the Dow fell to as much as 20 percent below its high of Oct. 2007 before pulling back in afternoon trading.

Faced with soaring food costs and new competition, a high-quality grocer experiments with ways to save money while not sacrificing taste.

Oil prices climbed further Friday and stocks continued to decline, pushing the Dow as much as 20 percent below its high of Oct. 2007.

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Stocks fell again on Friday as oil reached $142 a barrel, a new record, as the major indexes extended their losses a day after a painful 358-point plunge in the Dow.

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