About four million baby flotation devices are being recalled because the floats can tear.  Childred are falling into or under water as a result. 

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. sales at Ford and Chrysler last month offered sharply different views on the downtrodden U.S. market for cars and trucks, while General Motors Corp. held its own even though it entered bankruptcy protection.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates rose in all the largest U.S. metropolitan areas in May for the fifth straight month, and are likely to keep marching higher this year, a potential obstacle to a hoped-for economic recovery.

NEW YORK (AP) — Hyundai said Tuesday that customers in the U.S. who buy or lease its vehicles by Aug. 31 will receive a gas card that lets them buy fuel at $1.49 a gallon for a year, a promotion to win over consumers worried about volatile prices at the pump.

Regulators have shut down Community Bank of West Georgia, marking the 41st failure this year of a federally insured bank.

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors rushed back into stocks as profits at a handful of companies indicated the economy might be gaining strength.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gasoline markets showed the first signs this week that an extended rally in pump prices is nearing an end after 52 straight days of price increases.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Car shoppers could take advantage of government incentives worth up to $4,500 this summer to send their old gas guzzler to the scrap heap in favor of a more fuel-efficient new vehicle.

Nestle USA on Friday voluntarily recalled Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw.

The word is that Target will be hiring more people for its distribution warehouse in Midway.  A course at Savannah Tech promises to help you prepare.

Unemployment in Georgia is the highest it’s been since the state started keeping records in 1976.  The jobless rate is now nearly 10 percent. Locally, nearly 5,000 jobs have been lost since last year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission says Macy’s will voluntarily recall about 33,000 hooded children’s sweatshirts that pose a strangulation risk.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices rose less than expected in May and posted the steepest annual drop in 59 years, according to government data released Wednesday, fresh evidence that the recession is keeping inflation in check.

NEW YORK (AP) — Retail gas prices climbed for the 50th straight day Wednesday, the longest streak in records dating to 1996, even as benchmark crude fell for the fourth day in a row.

Dozens showed up for a job fair in Savannah today at the University of Phoenix.  They received help writing resumes and did get to meet with a few employers who may actually be hiring. Officials tell us it’s really true that most resumes are reviewed for only about 30 seconds, so it’s important yours be as updated as possible

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — It’s energy’s version of Joe Dimaggio’s historic 56-game hitting streak, only this time no one is cheering.

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Saab Automobile, General Motors Corp.‘s struggling Swedish unit known for its family cars, was rescued Tuesday by a consortium led by Koenigsegg Automotive AB, a tiny company that produces only a dozen custom-made super cars a year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh signs that the economy is stabilizing — though at very low levels — emerged Tuesday in reports that home construction rose more than expected last month and wholesale prices remain in check.

There’s more junk mail and more scams are contained in that junk mail.  The Better Business Bureau says the best thing to do to protect yourself is throw it away.

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs is warning folks about a telephone debt collection scam.  It’s the latest in the attempt to rip you off.