Consumer Reports Gas Grill Tests: Weber’s Spirit Line Tops Latest Ratings
Five features to look for when buying a grill; Plus, great grilling accessories that add sizzle to any cook out YONKERS, NY — In Consumer Reports’ new Ratings of more than 100 gas grills, models from Weber’s Spirit line were...

Consumer Reports Index: Consumer Sentiment Jumps to Highest Level Since 2008
YONKERS, NY — After months of teetering between positive and negative territory, the Consumer Reports Index’s sentiment measure leapt to it highest level since 2008. The Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans’ personal financial health, shows that consumer...

Consumer Reports: Four In Ten Smart Phone Users Fail To Take the Most Basic Security Measures
7.1 Million Had a Smart Phone that was Destroyed, Lost, or Stolen and Unrecovered; CR’s Mobile Security Investigation Sheds Light on Wireless Threats and Ways to Stay Protected YONKERS, NY — A smart phone can contain a lot of information...

Consumer Reports: 58.2 Million Americans Had a Malware Infection on Their Home Pc Last Year
9.2 Million Fell Victim to ‘Phishing’ Schemes; Avast Free Antivirus, G Data Score High in CR’s Ratings of Security Software YONKERS, NY — The latest Consumer Reports’ Annual State of the Net Report found that a projected 58.2 million American...

Consumer Reports Tests: Bacteria on Turkey Raised Without Antibiotics Showed Significantly Less Antibiotic Resistance than Bacteria on Conventional Turkey
Ninety percent of samples had one or more of the five bacteria for which CR tested YONKERS, NY — In its first-ever lab analysis of ground turkey products, Consumer Reports found potential disease-causing organisms in most of the samples it...

Consumer Reports: Americans Dish about Docs
Consumer Reports’ Gripe-o-Meter captures patients’ biggest peeves YONKERS, NY — Let’s face it. Americans hate to wait. In fact, long waits in exam and waiting rooms bother them more than inconvenient office hours or filling out reams of paperwork. Those...

Consumer Reports Finds Redesigned Toyota Rav4 Is Solid Choice—but Falls Short of Top Small SUV
Mazda CX-5 inches past RAV4 in ranking YONKERS, NY — Redesigned for 2013, the new Toyota RAV4 performed well in Consumer Reports’ tests—and achieved a “Very Good” overall score. But the RAV4’s performance wasn’t enough for it to reclaim its...

Porsche Boxster Tops Mercedes-Benz SLK, Audi TT and BMW Z4 in Consumer Reports Tests
YONKERS, NY — Consumer Reports tests find the Porsche Boxster tops a quartet of convertible two-seat sports cars that blend a fun-to-drive character, plenty of performance, lots of features, and striking style. In its latest tests of the Porsche Boxster,...

CR Index: Retail Spending Declines as Americans Report Increased Financial Troubles and Stagnant Sentiment Levels
Positive Signs for Sale of Spring, Summer Seasonal Retail Items YONKERS, NY — The Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans’ personal financial health, showed that consumers’ lethargic outlook continues to take a toll on retail spending. The Index’s...

Consumer Reports: So Many Drugstores, So Many Prices; New Report Finds Price Mayhem at the Pharmacy
Tips for getting the best prices when you shop at the pharmacy; plus, why it pays to shop like a country mouse YONKERS, NY — Consumers who don’t shop around for their prescription drugs may be overpaying BIG time, explains...