The number of homeowners stung by the rout in the U.S. housing market jumped last month as foreclosure filings grew by more than 50 percent compared with June a year ago, according to data released Thursday.

The executives of 12 U.S. airlines sent an open letter to customers Thursday asking them for help lobbying Congress to regulate oil markets. The group said the "country is facing a possible sharp economic downtown because of skyrocketing oil and

US Airways says it will start removing in-flight entertainment systems on domestic flights in November to save about $10 million annually in fuel and other costs.

Your old car could be worth money. Car thieves are targeting older model vehicles for their valuable parts, with the 1995 Honda Civic coming in as the nation's most stolen car in 2007.

More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initiallylinked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this theworst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion,the government is implicating some types of hot

Northwest Airlines Corp. said on Wednesday it will cut 2,500 jobsbecause of high oil prices, and will begin charging $15 to check asingle piece of luggage, and as much as $100 to redeem a frequent-flieraward ticket.