<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"  xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire</title><link>http://wbztv.com/consumer</link><description><![CDATA[WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMVIII, CBS Corporation. All rights reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 14:55:06 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><atom:link href="http://wbztv.com/consumer/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Reduce Carbon Footprint By Saving Home Energy]]></title><link>http://wbztv.com/consumer/energy.costs.carbon.2.726272.html</link><description><![CDATA[One of the toughest parts of the family budget these days is dealing with the soaring cost of energy. <br />]]></description><guid>http://wbztv.com/consumer/energy.costs.carbon.2.726272.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 03:23:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA Orders Texas Plant To Shut Down, Issue Recall]]></title><link>http://wbztv.com/consumer/hope.food.recall.2.726201.html</link><description><![CDATA[Federal health authorities are directing a Pasadena, Texas, company to
shut down and recall all its dried smoked catfish steaks and other
smoked seafood produced since June 2007 because it failed to develop
safety standards, leading to a risk of bacteria contamination in its
products.									]]></description><guid>http://wbztv.com/consumer/hope.food.recall.2.726201.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 00:32:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's Largest Television Tours U.S.]]></title><link>http://wbztv.com/consumer/panasonic.tv.plasma.2.726013.html</link><description><![CDATA[Is bigger really better? Panasonic thinks so as it unveild its new 103-inch plasma television currently on display in Philadelphia. ]]></description><guid>http://wbztv.com/consumer/panasonic.tv.plasma.2.726013.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 21:26:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macy's Signs Deal To Put FAO Schwarz In Its Stores]]></title><link>http://wbztv.com/consumer/FAO.Schwarz.Macys.2.725545.html</link><description><![CDATA[FAO Schwarz will open toy stores in close to 700 Macy's department stores over the next two years. The companies said Friday that about 75 full-size FAO toy stores will
open across the country in the fall, along with about 200 smaller shops
that will be up to 300 square feet.									]]></description><guid>http://wbztv.com/consumer/FAO.Schwarz.Macys.2.725545.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 11:45:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couples Use Wedding Registry For Home Down Payment]]></title><link>http://wbztv.com/consumer/online.wedding.registry.2.725066.html</link><description><![CDATA[There's a new wedding registry trend taking effect for couples as economic times turns tough.   ]]></description><guid>http://wbztv.com/consumer/online.wedding.registry.2.725066.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 20:36:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass. Drivers Slammed By Soaring Gas Prices]]></title><link>http://wbztv.com/consumer/massachusetts.drivers.high.2.724493.html</link><description><![CDATA[The peak hasn't even hit yet and the price of gas has already surpassed the worst estimates government officials had feared for this spring. <br />]]></description><guid>http://wbztv.com/consumer/massachusetts.drivers.high.2.724493.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 13:17:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Prices, Grain Shortage Affecting Dairy Farms]]></title><link>http://wbztv.com/consumer/farm.food.prices.2.723982.html</link><description><![CDATA[Cows have been a staple on Warren Shaw's property for nearly a century -- raised and milked by members of the Shaw family. They do it all here: produce bottle and sell. But skyrocketing oil prices coupled with grain shortages are hitting hard.]]></description><guid>http://wbztv.com/consumer/farm.food.prices.2.723982.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 17:21:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Insurance Can Help Keep 401K Growing]]></title><link>http://wbztv.com/consumer/missed.401k.contributions.2.723937.html</link><description><![CDATA[One out of three workers will, at some point, be out of work for at least three months due to a disability. Many workers get disability insurance to cover their missed paychecks, but that won't do anything to cover missed contributions to a retirement plan. Now a new type of insurance is promising to help keep a nest egg growing. <br />]]></description><guid>http://wbztv.com/consumer/missed.401k.contributions.2.723937.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 23:40:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['Smart' Car Is Safe, Too, Study Says]]></title><link>http://wbztv.com/consumer/smart.car.mercedes.2.723834.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Smart car, the smallest car for sale in the U.S. market, offers a good level of safety, according to new crash tests conducted by the insurance industry.<br />]]></description><guid>http://wbztv.com/consumer/smart.car.mercedes.2.723834.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 16:06:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group: Fewer Passengers, Flights This Summer]]></title><link>http://wbztv.com/consumer/summer.travel.forecast.2.722755.html</link><description><![CDATA[Fewer Americans are expected to fly this summer, but don't expect more empty seats as carriers pack planes to help offset surging fuel costs. <br />]]></description><guid>http://wbztv.com/consumer/summer.travel.forecast.2.722755.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:42:35 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>