http://www.kmov.com/news/consumer RSS Feed for KMOV- News - Consumer en-us Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:13:09 GMT http://www.kmov.com/news/consumer/Pew-study-Facebook-users-get-more-than-they-give--138646709.html The goody-two-shoes among us say it's better to give than to receive. That's not true for the average Facebook user, though. http://www.kmov.com/news/consumer/Illinois-and-Missouri-affected-in-egg-recall-138639969.html A Minnesota food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination. http://www.kmov.com/news/consumer/Incomes-up-strong-05-pct-consumer-spending-flat-138319369.html Americans' incomes rose last month by the most in nine months, a hopeful sign for the economy after a year of weak wage gains. But consumer spending was flat. http://www.kmov.com/news/consumer/New-bills-in-Missouri-legislature-could-curb-meth-production-137825923.html The Missouri legislature will be introducing new bills which are designed to inhibit methamphetamine production. http://www.kmov.com/news/consumer/Pfizer-recalls-1M-birth-control-packs-after-mixup-138488624.html Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy by leaving women with an inadequate dose. http://www.kmov.com/news/consumer/US-auto-sales-rise-in-January-led-by-Chrysler-VW-138491214.html U.S. auto sales are off to a strong start this year, continuing the brisk pace from late 2011. http://www.kmov.com/news/consumer/Florissant-City-Coucil-to-discuss-radioactive-landfill-137916828.html The Florissant City Council will discuss the radioactive West Lake Superfund Landfill site Monday evening. In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency called for leaving the radioactive waste, which was placed there in 1973. http://www.kmov.com/news/consumer/New-spam-email-steals-bank-information-137926533.html The FBI is warning citizens about a new scam to steal money from bank accounts. The FBI says the phony email appears to be from the Federal Reserve or FDIC, explaining that there is a problem with the user's bank account. http://www.kmov.com/news/consumer/Behind-Obamas-financial-aid-shopping-sheets-138226629.html President Barack Obama wants to make it easier to size up the cost of college. http://www.kmov.com/news/consumer/Report-Electronic-health-records-still-need-work--138217499.html America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue.