<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcbstv.com/consumer/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>New York News, Weather, Sports &amp; Traffic - WCBSTV.com</title><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer</link><description><![CDATA[New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:33:07 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[CPSC Announces Largest Crib Recall In History]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/cpsc.crib.michele.2.1329187.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/cpsc.crib.michele.2.1329187.html</link><description><![CDATA[The CPSC, in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada. 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:25:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Thursday? Many Retailers To Open On T-Giving]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/retailers.black.thursday.2.1330002.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/retailers.black.thursday.2.1330002.html</link><description><![CDATA[There's no need to wait until Black Friday for big holiday shopping discounts. Now you can try Thursday &#150; as in Thanksgiving. Some major retailers will be open as you carve your turkey this holiday season, but it's a concept some shoppers are finding difficult to digest. Walking out of their favorite retailer, Neville and Charmaine Alleyne were dismayed by the news that Wal-Mart and several other leading stores will open on Thanksgiving Day. Among those retailers are Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic. 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:48:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll: Debt Turning Shoppers Into Scrooges]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/debt.economy.holiday.2.1329961.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/debt.economy.holiday.2.1329961.html</link><description><![CDATA[A lot more Americans are feeling stressed out by debt this holiday season, raising the glum likelihood they'll behave like Scrooge rather than Santa. In fact, fully 93 percent say they'll spend less or about the same as last year, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:16:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Drywall Linked To Corroded Pipes, Wires]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/chinese.drywall.problems.2.1329341.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/chinese.drywall.problems.2.1329341.html</link><description><![CDATA[The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong
association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion
of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands
of homeowners over the last year. In its second report on the
potentially defective building materials, the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission said its investigation also has found a "possible"
link between health problems reported by homeowners and
higher-than-normal levels of hydrogen sulfide gas emitted from the
wallboard coupled with formaldehyde, which is commonly found in new
houses.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:03:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[October Home Sales At New High Of 10.1 Percent]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/home.sales.october.2.1328823.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/home.sales.october.2.1328823.html</link><description><![CDATA[Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to
the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take
advantage of an expiring tax credit. Home sales nationwide are
now up nearly 37 percent from their bottom in January, data Monday
showed, though they are still 16 percent below the peak in autumn 2005.
At the current sales pace, there is only a 7-month supply of homes on
the market and in some areas there are bidding wars.
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massive Crib Recall Set, Sources Say]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/cpsc.crib.recall.2.1328668.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/cpsc.crib.recall.2.1328668.html</link><description><![CDATA[CBS News has learned that the <a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/" target="_blank">Consumer Product Safety Commission</a> is about to announce one of the largest crib recalls in United States history, involving cribs with dropdown sides, fearing they may be unsafe, even deadly. And now, reports "Early Show" Consumer Correspondent Susan Koeppen, there is a major push to ban those types of cribs. Tyler Jonathan was only 10 months old when he died in the very place his mother, Michele Witte, thought he'd be safe - his crib, Koeppen says. 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:42:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study: Kids Spend Hours In Front Of TV At Daycare]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/kids.daycare.television.2.1328455.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/kids.daycare.television.2.1328455.html</link><description><![CDATA[Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday. 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:53:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airlines Hit Flyers With New Regulations On Miles]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/frequent.flyer.miles.2.1327296.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/frequent.flyer.miles.2.1327296.html</link><description><![CDATA[First it was the fees, and then the more expensive fares &#150; now, flyers are watching their hard-earned miles disappear in the latest report of airlines squeezing customers. Looking to jet off for the holidays, but hoping to save by redeeming a frequent flyer reward? You may be in for a surprise this holiday season. "As the holiday season approaches, we can't let the airlines and credit card companies fly off with our miles," Senator Charles Schumer said. 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:09:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AAA: Thanksgiving Travel Slightly Up From 2008]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/thanksgiving.travel.americans.2.1326741.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/thanksgiving.travel.americans.2.1326741.html</link><description><![CDATA[The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will
be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the
AAA auto club. The group, which surveyed 1,350 households, said
there will be about 33.2 million people traveling by car this year &#151; a
2.1 percent increase from last year.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:56:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloggers Who Sell Online May Face New Guidelines ]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/bloggers.guidelines.web.2.1326645.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/bloggers.guidelines.web.2.1326645.html</link><description><![CDATA[It's a form of advertising that has exploded in recent years: companies using bloggers to promote their products or services, using classic the word-of-mouth technique.
"We can get the word out that's not just advertising on a billboard
somewhere that just says buy tickets," said Tracy Graf with Feld
Entertainment. When the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus came
to Denver, the company used "mommy bloggers" to get the word out about
their show.
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