MadeInChina

    By The Motley Fool

    | 3:35PM 2/13/2012
    One of this country's biggest economic problems is a tsunami of misinformation. You can't have a rational debate when facts are so easily supplanted by overreaching statements and errors. Here are three misconceptions about our economy that need to be laid to rest.

    By Rich Smith, The Motley Fool

    | 6:30AM 1/06/2012
    Walmart's conquest of of America embodies a decades-long drive toward the lowest common denominator, off-shoring jobs, maximizing profits and reducing quality. But is it a trend we can reverse? Deep in the heart of Ohio, a new store aims to try.

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 5:15PM 1/28/2010
    A third stroller has been recalled out of concern its hinges could break or sever a child's fingers. CYBEX umbrella strollers sold by Regal Lager were recalled in the U.S. and Canada, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced. The company told the CPSC it had been...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 4:10PM 12/30/2009
    Nearly 100,000 dehumidifiers are being recalled after reports of 11 incidents of property damage, including four building fires, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The Chinese-made dehumidifiers, manufactured by LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Co., were sold under the Goldstar and...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 8:00PM 10/01/2009
    When you put a battery in a flashlight the flashlight shouldn't start burning. One my son brought home from a birthday party did. It came from Target -- three for $1 in a package marketing them for Halloween. I dropped in a new Energizer battery, screwed on the top and the flashlight got warm...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 12:00PM 8/18/2009
    If you've got a Black & Decker 8-cup Thermal Coffeemaker, check the model number -- your coffee could get a bit too hot.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Applica Consumer Products -- which manufactures Black & Decker's household products -- is recalling nearly 10,000...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 6:15PM 7/22/2009
    Kids' shoe maker Buster Brown is recalling 1.4 million pairs of car-shaped water clogs because their decorative wheels can fall off and pose a choking hazard to young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.The Chinese-made clogs were sold at major retailers nationwide from...