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The mailbox is bursting with your comments: your thoughts on the new patriotic passport, the economic stimulus package rebate checks and moving up the California primary.

At one time Netscape, one of the first Web browsers, was unparalleled in its popularity. Now it's all but forgotten and AOL's going to pull the plug on it. Lisa Napoli reports on Netscape's noteworthy history.

JetBlue announced that it would work with Kraft Foods to taste test a new reduced-fat cream cheese on some of its flights. But is it a good idea to use airline passengers as captive product testers? Jeff Tyler reports.

After generating consumer confidence in mortgage-backed securities, bond ratings agencies are considering changing the method by which they rank structured investments. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.

Chrysler reached a tentative deal with Plastech, a parts supplier that had filed for bankruptcy, allowing five Chrysler factories to reopen. John Dimsdale reports on what Chrysler's plans are for the future.

Activity in the U.S. service industries fell in January for the first time in five years, according to a closely watched survey by the Institute for Supply Management. Kai Ryssdal talks to senior business correspondent Bob Moon about what the report says about the economy.

The United Auto Workers is in the middle of its annual legislative conference, and as its an election year, the union is more fired up than usual. But Steve Tripoli reports UAW support doesn't come directly from funding.

While oil companies like Shell and Exxon are reporting record profits, BP is down 22 percent from the previous year. Stephen Beard reports with refining issues in the U.S., it's not entirely unexpected.

To celebrate Fat Tuesday, some bakeries are serving up an Eastern European tradition. Scott Jagow asks Sandy Bakic at the Martha Washington Bakery in Hamtramck, Michigan what exactly "paczki" is.

Question: My husband and I own a one-bedroom condo in Brookline, Massachusetts which has a pretty strong real estate market, but has dwindled some...