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An Oilman Goes Green
Billionaire Sam Wyly defends views on alternative energy and carbon taxes.
American Math Chuckleheads
A lesson in basic division to debunk a widely-circulated viral email.
A Piece Of The Action
(350 sec.) Forget front row seats. Memorabilia expert Brandon Steiner can get you the winning pitch.
A Post Rate-Cut World
When the ease of rate cuts ends, the Federal Reserve must decide on inflation and growth.
$200 Million Collectibles
Highlights from Christie's Art Cabinet including Andy Warhol's Pepper Pot.
$700 Billion Is Just A Start
Economist Barry Ritholz sees the Treasury bailout cost doubling and says the plan is rushed.
'The Hills' Effect
A look at who's cashing in on MTV's hit reality show.
Backyard Public Relations
P.R. guru Eric Yaverbaum moves business into the backyard after a life-altering decision.
20 Mile-High Club
Joe Kittinger on his world record 102,800-ft. parachute jump.
2008 Boost Your Business Finals
Highlights of the final presentations and celebrations of 2008.
Super Bowl Advantage
A $3 million ad can still make sense during a terrible economy.
Bad Times Breed Good Companies
Fifteen great companies created in tough economic times.
Obamas' White House Life
Can you protect children in such a public world? Thoughts for the Obamas from another first mom.
Modern Art Of Tea
How Mighty Leaf teas are keeping classic service alive.
Jonas Brothers Cross Over
The trio goes Hollywood while Will Ferrell tries Broadway.
Suze Orman's Advice To Obama
Personal finance expert on helping homeowners and students in debt.
Nasdaq's Global Expansion
CEO Robert Greifeld seeks to reshape the market landscape of the Middle East.
Jack Bogle's Had Enough
The index pioneer laments the rise of the "agency society."
Home Buyer's Paradise
The top three markets where home sales are up thanks to big discounts.
Obama's Infrastructure Stimulus
CEOs weigh in on what this package means to employment and the economy.
Digging Into Soggy Chip Stocks
ChipInvestor's Manoj Nadkarni urges patience.
Bootstrapping Your Business
A bag company that's entirely outsourced.
Sports Real Estate Play
Teams want to extract value from year-round traffic
Intel's Role In TV
Chairman Craig Barrett on Intel's Internet-TV convergence and Wimax rollout delays.
Layoff Lessons From Cathie Black
Hearst President shares how to manage cutbacks and keep your job.
Famous Photographs
Hollywood and style photos realize millions at auction.
Don't Fear Barackonomics
President Obama shows his supply side in tax policy realpolitik
Sportsmoney: 2009 Predictions
Outlook on the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB.
Art For The White House
Gallery offers iconic African-American works for the White House collection.
Peer-To-Peer Loans Soar
Investors and borrowers jump in lending as credit markets tighten.
Sutherland Leads The Season
"Lost" and "24" return at the top of the list; And a new thriller debuts.
2009 Travel Outlook
A recession, fluctuating oil, and airline price strategies impact forecasts.
Sports Shake Out
Which sports will get hurt the most and least during the recession.
Collecting Marilyn Monroe
Largest private photo collection of Hollywood icon hits the auction block.
Markets
Schlumberger slips on lower fuel consumption; home builders down on no confidence
After Hours: Investors Await Fed Move
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Azim Premji at Davos
Wipro's optimistic chairman tells Steve Forbes that India's economy will recover by September.
The Davos Optimist
Duke Energy's Jim Rogers on innovation as key to ending crisis.
Supercities And The Economy
Nylongkong and other centers of ideas-based commerce.
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CEO explains why operational discipline is key to success.
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Europe Feels Deflated
Weak data hurts investor sentiment.
GDP Contracts 3.8%; Exxon Beat
Amazon surges; P&G; in line.
Caterpillar Sheds More Jobs
Sunpower gets a vote of confidence; AstraZeneca downgraded.
Dow Holds Onto 8,0000
Amazon rallies; Fifth Third downgraded.
Week Ahead: Jobs, Cisco, Aflac
Employment report; Motorola, Dow, Walt Disney report.
Amazon Bucks The Trend
Street looks for GDP to fall more than 5% in Q4; Amazon beats.
Dow Breaks Winning Streak
Textron, Sepracor, Oshkosh scale back; Prudential slides.
Sony, Nintendo's Profits Slide
Continental posts a loss, Black and Decker cuts 1,200 jobs.
New Home Sales Fall 15%
Investors mull poor economic data; Ford records $5.9 billion loss.
Xstrata Leaves Europe Cold
Miner's rights issue plan knocks sentiment.
On Deck: Ford, Sony
New home sales; House votes yes on stimulus.
Starbucks Makes Big Cuts
After Hours: Symantec reports big loss; Qualcomm shares fall.
Bank Fix Boosts Dow
Dow up 200; Starbucks misses expectations.
Fed Eyes Treasuries
Fed leaves target rate unchanged; Street holds.
Wells Fargo Soars
Financial rallies; Boeing will cut 10,000 jobs in '09.
Bad Bank Plan Jolts Street
Washington mulls new rescue plan for banks; Wells Fargo; Citi head higher.
"Bad Bank" Good For Europe
Hopes for an expanded American asset-rescue plan push stocks higher.
Yahoo! Reports; Dow Ends Up
U.S. Steel, Nucor rally; oil tumbles.
Fed Watch; Starbucks On Tap
Energy stocks set to report; Street waits for Fed statement.
Yahoo! Beats Street
After Hours: Sun Microsystems shares rise; GE and Websense fall.
Amex, Financials Rally
Consumer confidence erodes; Avery cuts 10% of workforce.
Home Prices Fall Sharply
Amex posts a profit; DuPont disappoints.
Siemens Fails To Spread Joy
Europe's bears undeterred by the German firm's good results.
Recession Boosts Netflix
After Hours: VMware beats Street; Pfizer falls on Wyeth deal.
Amex, Amgen Miss Mark
Texas Instruments cuts 12% of workforce ; U.S. Steel on deck.
Street Resists Caterpillar Drag
American Express falls short on revenues; Aflac falls sharply.
Job Cuts Pile Up
Sprint Nextel, GM, Home Depot announce layoffs; Barclays surges.
Pfizer Wins Wyeth
Mega takeover in pharma; Caterpillar cuts 20,000 jobs.
Europe Cheers Banks, Pfizer
Investors watch Barclays, ING. Asia closed for New Year holiday.
Week Ahead: Ford, Yahoo!, VMware
Fed decision; McDonald's, Exxon, AT&T; will report.
Oil Rebounds; Intel Up
Intel's Chairman retires, Royal Dutch Shell advances.
Schlumberger, Harley Slash Jobs
GE falls; Xerox's profits plunge.
GE Stands By Dividend
Profits fall 44%; Pfizer closes in on Wyeth.
Tech Slaps Global Markets
Samsung posts first loss; German chipmaker goes bust.
Google Beats, Profit Slips
After Hours: AMD's loss narrows; Synaptics posts record quarter.
Watch GE, Google
Capital One swings to loss; Google up on strong ad sales.
Google Bounces Back
Search portal smashes expectations; Dow loses 105.
BAC Kicks Out Thain
Dow falls sharply; Southwest cuts capacity.
Microsoft Surprise Sinks Street
Microsoft suspends ?09 guidance; jobless claims rise.
Global Shares Resist Sony, Nokia
Disappointing earnings from the blue chips fail to dent a rally in international stocks.
Apple Beats, Intel Cuts
After Hours: eBay and Seagate disappoint; iPhone sales surprise.
iPod Sales Reboot Apple
EBay's traffic declines; Google, Microsoft on deck.
Insider Buys Recharge BAC
Toyota wins auto crown; Apple beats.
Street Steady; Geithner Grilled
Airline stocks plunge on AMR, UAL; GE's dividend in jeopardy.
IBM Boosts Tech
PNC rebounds; BlackRock sees profits slide 84%.
No Obama Bounce For Markets
Asian and European markets fall as concerns about bank losses rise.
Commercial Banks Feel Pinch
After Hours: Bank of NY Mellon falls; IBM and Riverbed gain.
IBM Beats, Apple On Deck
Bank of New York's profits plunge; airline stocks set to report.
Banks Bashed
Dow plunges 332 on Inauguration Day; Citi below $3.
State Street's Losses Rise
Enthusiasm for the Inauguration was muted by more financial turmoil.
Stocks Pressured On Inauguration Day
Fiat takes 35% stake in Chrysler; Cisco goes virtual.
Markets Down On Inauguration Day
Shares are dogged by economic concerns ahead of the new U.S. president being sworn in
Royal Pain For Markets
Royal Bank of Scotland loss pulls down Euro shares; Wall Street stays closed
Markets Higher On MLK Day
Asia tracks strong gains from Wall Street, U.K. stimulus boosts Europe
Week Ahead: Apple, Google, IBM
Tech stars on tap; GE reports.
Small Gains To End Week
Barclay?s expects profits; Citigroup split forces stock lower.
Circuit City Liquidates
More job losses at Hertz, GE Capital; BofA falls sharply.
Citi, BofA Come Clean
BofA taps the TARP; Citi splits into two.
BoA Bounce For World Shares
Markets rise as Bank of America gets more state funds; Ireland nationalizes a bank
Intel's Tough Quarter
After Hours: Chip-maker's profit slides 90%, meets forecasts.
Intel Profits Slide 90%
Chip demand softens; Bank of America's cash hunt.
Street Defies Financial Drag
Dems lay out $825B stimulus package; Genentech reports.
Bank of America Sinks
Financials lead Dow lower; Motorola downgraded.
JPMorgan Posts A Profit
Bank saw profits fall 76%; Apple's Steve Jobs in focus.
ECB Sticks To Its Guns
Euro rates fall to 2.0% but still look high, Asian markets drop.
Steve Jobs Takes Leave
After Hours: Apple shares fall; Kaiser Aluminum shares soar.
Banks, Tech Thursday
JPMorgan's earnings and the Apple without Steve Jobs will drive the session.
Street Derailed
Banks, retail and the Fed's economic reading sent stocks lower.
Banks, Retail Sink Street
U.S. stocks could test their Nov. 2008 lows. Oil drops below $37 a barrel.
Recession Jars Street
December retail sales drop 2.7%. Citi and Morgan Stanley combine brokerage divisions.
Banks Shares Weigh
Deutsche Bank forecasts wider-than-expected loss; Britain lends $31 billion to small businesses.
Yahoo! Names Carol Bartz CEO
After hours: Yahoo! shares rise. Citi and Morgan Stanley fall.
Citigroup Shakeup
Citi sells Smith Barney; Charles Schwab on deck.
Yahoo!'s New Chief
Stocks end mixed; Barclays cuts 2,100 jobs.
Bernanke Calls For More Action
GE not expected to overwhelm; Pfizer cuts 800 jobs.
JPMorgan Trims Rivals
Analyst cuts estimates on banks; Alcoa disappoints.
Markets Trade Lower
Asia and European shares are led lower by economic worries as the Russian gas dispute continues.
Alcoa Earnings Disappoint
Revised guidance drives stocks lower.
TARP, Earnings In Focus
Mesa Air and India's Infosys Technologies report quarterly results.
Street Drags On Earnings
Alcoa misses expectations. Citi stumbles over Morgan Stanley deal. Obama wants to broaden TARP.
Eyes On Banks
A potential tie-up between Morgan Stanley and the brokerage arm of Citigroup is in the spotlight.
Street Braces For Earnings
Investors wait for Alcoa results.
Global Jobs In Focus
Markets depressed by Friday's U.S payroll figures as Britain unveils new unemployment package.
Week Ahead: Alcoa, Intel, Sony
Commodities could make a comeback; Genetech set to report.
Rubin Exits Citi
Yahoo! closes in on next CEO; Boeing cuts jobs.
Oil slides, Exxon Lower
Energy stocks slip; Gap downgraded.
Unemployment Above 7%
2.6 million job losses in 2008, Best Buy narrows guidance.
Markets Anxious Ahead Of Payrolls
Europe and Asia traded lower ahead of crucial data that could reveal massive job losses in U.S.
Jobs Set To Drop
Unemployment rate expected to rise, KBHome reports.
Citi Mortgage Deal
Bank reaches agreement with lawmakers on home loans.
Sears Defies Retail Ruin
Walgreen announces job cuts; Obama pitches econ plan.
Wal-Mart, Macy's Rocked
Retailers cut expectations; initial jobless claims fall.
Lenovo Takes Globals Down
U.K. cuts rates; investor confidence drops on poor U.S. jobs data.
Jobs, Earnings Ahead
Chevron and Apollo Group report earnings. Jobless claims are out.
Street Slumps On Jobs
Investors surrendered their recent advance.
Street Stumbles On Jobs
Employment reports and profit warnings from Time Warner and Intel hit investors.
Jobs Sink Street
ADP's monthly employment survey painted a bleak picture.
Satyam Rocks Indian Market
Shares on Bombay's Sensex drop after chairman resigns and admits inflating profits by more than $1B.
Apple Revamps iTunes
Alcoa cuts jobs; Monsanto reports.
Alcoa Slashes Jobs
Bank of America set to miss 2008 expectations; ICE downgraded.
Dow Chemical Preps For Battle
Street gains, US automakers rally.
Home Sales Slide
Factory Orders drop, Toyota idles factories.
Markets Bet On Recovery
Shares in Europe and Asia rise for the sixth and seventh consecutive sessions respectively.
Street Fights For Rally
As traders return from their holidays, the economy returns to focus.
Street Struggles
An afternoon rally fizzled, and stocks finished with substantial losses.
Street's Losses Narrow
Indexes creep off lows; traders wait on auto sales numbers.
Street's Rough Start
Investors digest auto sales, Madoff hearings and insight on Apple.
Buoyant Start For Markets
Hopes for a large stimulus package in the U.S. boost shares in Asia and Europe.
Jobs, Earnings Hit Street
The employment report is out Friday. Earnings from Chevron and Monsanto are due.
New Year's Cheer Lifts Stocks
The Dow rallies over 9,000 for the first time since November
New Year Street Gains
GM amends financing services agreement with GMAC. Time Warner Cable and Viacom reach a deal.
Street Fight For Gains
Oil prices pull back. GMAC amends financing services pact with GM.
Markets Post Strong Start To 2009
Shares in Europe and Asia rise as India slashes rates and Russia turns off the taps
Wall Street 2009
Investors hope the next 12 months bring an end to the global economic meltdown.
Street Builds On Gains
Stocks tried to send off a dismal 2008 with a rally.
Street WantsYear-End Lift
Stocks started higher, as investors wave good riddance to 2008.
World Markets Bid Goodnight To 2008
Stocks end higher in Asia and Europe to close out a tumultuous year
Street's Final Trade 2008
Investors prepare to close out historic year for a brighter 2009.
Street Rallies Toward 2009
Poor economic didn't slow stocks Tuesday, after GMAC's TARP lifeline.
Street Strides Higher
A rescue for GMAC designed to boost consumer lending helped lift stocks.
Street Sees Green
TARP's GMAC injection gives autos a boost. Madoff bankruptcy hearing takes place.
GMAC Cheers Markets
Shares in Europe and Asia trade higher as GM's financing arm gets U.S. bailout funds
Housing Data On Tap
More bad economic news may rattle investors Tuesday.
Stocks Drop
Tracinda pulls bet on Ford. Kuwait calls off deal with Dow Chemical.
Dow Deal Crumbles
Kuwait bailed on a $17.4B joint venture with the chemicals company.
Dow Chemical Sours Street
Kuwait scrapped a joint venture, sending the chemical company reeling.
Markets Firmer Worldwide
Oil and gold higher on violence in Gaza; Kuwait scraps $17.4 billion deal with Dow Chemical.
GMAC Lifts Light Trading
Hope for a GM bailout helped buoy markets on a quite holiday week session.
Week Ahead: Year End Bounce?
Retailers hope for post-Christmas rally during another light trading holiday week.
Street Hovers Near Even
Light markets traded near even as GM pulled Dow up and retail data added strain.
Light Trading Edges Upward
GMAC's lifeline and dismal shopping data send markets mixed signals.
Markets Mixed, Shoppers Out
Asia has a varied session while Europe is closed for the holiday, but retailers open with big sales.
Street Closes for Christmas
After gains,Wall Street closes till Friday for the holiday.
Light Christmas Eve Gains
Consumer spending helped buoy markets on light holiday trading.
Street Cheery on Xmas Eve
Grim unemployment data, durables and spending sent mixed signals.
Markets Grim On Xmas Eve
Asia and Europe trade lower on disappointing American economic data.
Sleepy Street Awaits Data
New jobless claims, durable goods and personal spending data will spark light markets Wednesday.
Wall Street Winds Down
Sheepish shoppers, weak housing and shrinking GDP drag markets down.
Street Sheds Early Gains
Weak housing data drags markets down amid light trading.
Street Absorbs Weak Housing, GDP
Markets held on to modest gains despite disappointing data.
Global Shares Mixed And Light
Toyota could replace its president, Britain's economy contracts, a Gas Troika meets in Moscow
Sluggish Markets Await Data
GDP and housing market data are on the agenda Tuesday morning.
Soft Start To Holiday Week
A light-volume session was in the dumps, on automaker woes and more corporate cost cutting.
Profit Losses Drag Stocks Down
U.S. equities slipped, after disappointing data from Toyota and Walgreen.
Short Week Opens Slowly
U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on disappointing profits from Toyota and Walgreen's.
Shares Stall On Toyota
Carmaker's profit warning weighs on shares in Asia and Europe.
Pulse On Housing
Schilling on housing outlook; Walgreen reports.
Auto Rescue Fails To Inspire
Dow ends week close to flat, digesting bailout, other week?s news.
Citigroup, JPMorgan Rating Cuts
S&P; slashes ratings on US banks; job cuts for Electronic Arts.
Street Revs Up On Auto Bailout
Stocks climbed after President Bush explains $17B plan.
Tokyo Cuts Rates
Europe and most of Asia traded lower after Japan cut rates to 0.1%.
After Hours: Oracle Reports Decline
Software maker shares rise; auto stocks slip on production cuts.
Oracle, RIMM In Line
RIMM's revenue forecast exceeds estimates; 3COM records profit.
GE, Oil Lead Decline
Dow falls 219; RIMM reports.
Obama Expands Econ Team
Crude falls; Take-Two downgraded.
FedEx Cuts Jobs, Salaries
Jobless claims dip, HSBC down on capital concerns.
Japan's Yen Watch
The government hints it could intervene to weaken the yen ahead of a rate decision on Friday.
After Hours: Chrysler Halts Production
Take-Two shares tumble; Nike reports lower U.S. revenues.
Jobs, Earnings In Focus
Investors digest weekly jobless claims. Earnings are out from Discover, FedEx and RIMM.
Street Struggles
Investors swallow bank losses, scandal, layoffs and plunging oil prices.
Street Wavers
Morgan Stanley reports 4Q loss of $2.4B. OPEC cuts production.
Morgan Stanley's Big Loss
MS missed Street's estimates; General Mills raises guidance.
Global Markets On Fed Cut
Asia rose, Europe falls after an historic rate cut; Oil up as OPEC makes a sharp cut to production.
After Hours: No Steve Jobs At Macworld
Jobs' health again in focus; GE issues profit warning
Morgan Stanley Reports
Apple to leave MacWorld, Hovnanian's loss narrows.
Street Lights Up On Fed Cut
Dow adds 360, JPMorgan soars.
Fed's Next Move
What Bernanke could do to revive the credit markets. Expert explains.
Fed Slashes Key Rate
The Fed cut the federal funds rate by establishing a target of 0 to 0.25%.
Citi Leads Financial Rally
Goldman, Citi up several points; fertilizer stocks rebound.
Goldman Records Hefty Loss
Housing starts slip; Baidu.com gets a vote of confidence.
Fed, Goldman In Focus
Europe and Asia trade a little higher ahead of a rate decision by the Fed.
Fed Rate Cut Possible
Tuesday Outlook: Fed meets; Auto bailout possible; Goldman Sachs earnings.
Madoff Impacts Markets
More Madoff victims step forward; Oil Slips on lower consumption.
JPMorgan Downgraded
Industrial production slides; oil rebounds ahead of OPEC meeting.
Madoff Victims Surface
HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland were duped; Apple downgraded.
Positive Start To The Week
Global markets shrug off banks' exposure to Madoff fraud on hopes for U.S. auto deal.
Week Ahead: Goldman, RIMM
Housing starts; lawmakers focus on GM, Ford.
Google, Intel Leads Rally
Alcatel-Lucent prepares to cut jobs; oil slips.
Street Digests Bailout Failure
Waters cuts outlook, Whitehouse weighs options for automakers.
Ford, GM Sink On Failed Bailout
Senate rejects bill; financials lower.
Car Trouble Hits Shares
The death of U.S. auto bailout bill in the Senate has cast gloom over international markets.
After Hours: Banks In Focus
BofA and JP Morgan trade lower, Krispy Kreme and Esterline move higher.
Retail Sales Set To Drop
Lawmakers spar on Detroit bailout; retail, inflation on deck.
Pink Slips Flood Bank of America
BAC announces 30,000-plus job cuts; Microsoft, Ford stumble.
Exxon, BP Rise On Crude Oil Rally
Costco is cautious on earnings; Boeing downgraded.
Unrest on Jobs, Autos
Jobless claims jump; Ford, GM on hold.
Automakers On Tenterhooks
Investors await Senate approval of a bailout of America's Big Three carmakers.
After Hours: Auto Bailout Hits Roadblock
Ford and GM fall; office depot curbs costs and investors cheer.
New Bailout, Same Story
White House and Democrats try to sway Republicans for an automaker rescue.
U.S. Stocks Grind Higher
Investors sweat out the negotiations over a bailout for Detroit's auto industry.
Auto Deal Takes Shape
Wall Street embraced signs rescue plan is near for GM and Chrysler.
Street Strides Higher
Markets rallied on a likely auto bailout. The latest batch of corporate layoffs hits investors.
Global Shares Up
Rio cuts 14,000 jobs and investors await details on a U.S. auto bailout plan.
Leno Moves To Ten
The Tonight Show host will stick with NBC for big bucks.
After Hours: EA Warns, Stock Drops
Electronic Arts, Activision, and GameStop fall, Genworth & G-III are up.
Electronic Arts' Holiday Slump
Game maker sees soft sales; Wal-Mart suspends buyback.
3M, Danaher Announce Layoffs
Dow falls 243 on lower forecasts; T-bills at zero.
Stocks Slump
Profit warnings from FedEx and Texas Instruments soured investors.
FedEx Slashes Outlook
Sony slashes jobs; Chipmakers lower expectations.
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