International Business News - Changing http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif It may be a tough economy, but female shoppers are more apt to buy cheaper over-the-counter cough syrup to save money than to scrimp on food for Fido. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/survey-shoppers-trade-down-_-but-not-on-all-items.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:23:19 EDT A wide receiver wanted to alter how the back of his jersey looked, then discovered he had to pay up first. No, this wasn't Chad Johnson legally changing his last name to Ocho Cinco, but the Oakland Raiders' Jerry Porter trying to switch his number after the 2006 season. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/name-or-number-change-nfl-players-must-pay-up.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:26:58 EDT Home barely long enough to knock the Iraq dust off his boots, Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno is returning to Baghdad to command a slowly shrinking force in possibly the final phase of American combat action. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/petraeus-former-deputy-returns-as-iraq-chief.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:31:34 EDT Adrienne Radtke plans to keep riding her bike to work even if gas prices drop. Steve Pizzini got rid of his Cadillac Escalade in favor of a 16-year-old Acura and doesn't expect to have another gas-guzzler. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94465-consumers-changing-habits.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/consumers-change-buying-habits-but-will-last.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080720/consumers-change-buying-habits-but-will-last.htm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:27:32 EDT This Chesapeake Bay city of idled crab processing plants and costly vacation homes has had a not-too-distant history of racial strife. But when Cambridge elected its first black mayor this week, residents said their worries about joblessness and the economy were foremost on their minds--not the race or gender of the winning candidate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/md-city-with-edgy-racial-past-elects-black-mayor.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:02:51 EDT This ancient capital city, long known for the architectural splendor of its centuries-old palaces and temples, is getting a new look that could have been plucked from science fiction. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/beijing-boasts-stunning-new-buildings.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:29:03 EDT Officials at this Army post in frigid northern New York want to kick the name of their weekly newspaper up a few degrees. Right now it's called The Fort Drum Blizzard. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/name-of-fort-drum-paper-the-blizzard-gets-buried.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:27:01 EDT