Chocolate

In search of gifts that say more about the heart than the wallet, we asked our readers for inexpensive but meaningful ideas for Valentine's Day. They came through with a number of fine ways to demonstrate your love without busting your budget.

With Valentine's Day around the corner, pet owners aren't forgetting about the animals that supply them with unconditional love -- but they aren't going overboard, either.

Valentine's Day is coming, which means that millions of men are getting ready to drop money on Whitman's samplers and red roses. But there are other options out there -- and we know that our faithful readers have explored at least a few of them.

If you've been to a supermarket lately, you've probably noticed that food prices are soaring. And that spells an opportunity for investors. Asset-management expert John Stephenson offers tips for small investors aiming to tap into the agricultural market.

Americans are returning to indulging in specialty foods the way they did before the recession, and they'll likely make big purchases of these affordable luxuries during the holidays. A recent survey showed 63% of American consumers purchased specialty food this year, up from 46% in 2009.

In the eyes of 8- to 24-year-old consumers, M&Ms are cooler than Google. That's according to a new poll by Harris Interactive, which found that sugary snacks made up four of that age group's top 10 favorite brands.

If you've been in the grocery store lately and are reeling at the high price of Halloween candy and thinking that it couldn't have always been this way, you're correct. Of course, everything used to be cheaper in the old days, but that's not the point of this exercise. Given the season, we thought...

Armajaro Holdings just bought roughly 7% of the global supply of the beans that make chocolate. That's virtually all the cocoa warehoused in Europe: 240,000 tons, valued at close $1 billion. That could push cocoa prices even higher.

Some of the best reads for investors from around the Web, including the financial legacy of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, Apple's stunningly rapid dominance of the cellphone business, and an answer to the age-old question: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

One of the most common things you'll find yourself saying as you get older is "If only I knew then what I know now." It's so easy to look back at situations through the rear view mirror: You can imagine your suave and sophisticated college self utterly dominating the social scene at your high...