Business and Economic News

Best Buy tacks $25 charge onto TV, computer monitor recycling
The Twin Cities-based electronics retailer said it would continue free recycling of batteries, computers, printers and other items at its stores but that a charge was needed to cover rising TV and monitor disposal costs.
The downfall of Target Canada
Joe Castaldo, of Canadian Business, explains the crippling data entry errors and aggressive expansion plan that brought down the retailer's northern expansion.
Why cheap gas might not be good for the U.S. economy
A drop in global oil prices saved U.S. drivers $100 billion last year. Good news, right? Not so, say some economists. The energy industry is now so big that cheap oil may actually hurt the economy.