Jeannette Cordor is CEO and founder of Faces of Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to childhood obesity prevention.

Victims of cyber thieves reported $559 million in losses last year, representing a 110 percent increase over 2008 figures, according to the Internet Crime...

WASHINGTON—Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from storming the malls. The...

Stock futures are trading higher as investors look to consumers for guidance on the economic recovery. A handful of reports could detail the U.S. economy’s...

HONG KONG—Asian stocks were mixed today as investors held out for additional clues to the strength of economic recovery. European shares rose in...

Auto manufactures will have a chance this weekend to woo potential buyers possibly gun-shy after recent recall announcements by several large carmakers....

Dominion Virginia Power customers will save $726 million under a settlement of a group of rate cases the State Corporation Commission approved yesterday....

No silver bullet will solve Virginia’s growing energy needs. But silver buckshot could, speakers at an industry meeting said yesterday. “We...

Richmond-based Massey says the court also allowed it to withdraw a $72 million bond it posted while the case was being weighed. Massey general counsel...

Government vehicle-safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks and are weighing a range of new safety requirements...

Usually, bankers like to hear your Plan A, then your Plan B—and then take your collateral before lending to your business. But a novel new bank—it...

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has jumped ahead of Bill Gates to become the world’s richest person. Forbes magazine named Slim, a telecom mogul,...

Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth—gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock...

Stocks rise for third day as financial shares climb NEW YORK Arally in financial stocks yesterday helped the market extend its grind higher to a third...

Piles of tour books, brochures and maps are strewn across the kitchen table. It’s two weeks before the trip, and you’re feeling anxious about...

Dominion Virginia Power customers will save $726 million under a settlement of a group of rate cases the State Corporation Commission approved today. A...

The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits fell last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening.

The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in January, reflecting a big drop in imports of oil and foreign cars. American exports also fell, a potential...

SMITHFIELD—Meat processor Smithfield Foods returned to a profit in the third quarter, partly due to strength in its packaged meats business and higher...

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world’s richest person — a shift that underlines the loosening...

NEW YORK—Stock futures are trading in a narrow range as a lack of economic reports have kept a lid on big movements this week. Investors eager for...

Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, said fourth-quarter net income dropped 73 percent to 257 million euros as revenue fell 1.2 percent. In the...

FRANKFURT—German carmaker BMW AG says its 2009 net income fell 36 percent to euro210 million ($286 million) because of lower demand for its cars...

WASHINGTON—Toyota’s massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government’s auto safety agency. They are prompting Congress to...

BANGKOK—Asian stock markets posted tepid gains today as China’s burst of inflation tempered confidence in the regional economic rebound. European...

More than three months after Virginia’s new restrictions on smoking in restaurants went into effect, about 88 percent of restaurants in the state...

The VCU Health System hopes to expand its already considerable footprint. The health system will assume operations of the Children’s Hospital on...