GALATIA - Ann Cluck certainly did not intend to start a business when she planted her first bed of daylilies back in 1996. "It was a hobby that got out of control," she said with a laugh. "Then I started

Cheap clothing and electronics have led many consumers to treat those products as disposable items. The Green movement is changing that by focusing on recyclable materials and post-consumerable products.

Investors battered by surging energy prices, disappointing economicdata and the ongoing credit crisis will have something else to worryabout this week -- second-quarter corporate results.

The almighty dollar is mighty no more. It has been declining steadilyfor six years against other major currencies, undercutting its role asthe leading international banking currency. The long slide is fanninginflation at home and playing a major role in the