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Jul 5, 2009 | 5 comments

The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt.

Jul 3, 2009 | 1 comment

Someone wrote a bad flier!

Jul 2, 2009

With so many new Michael Jackson websites to choose from, don't stop 'til you get enough

Jul 3, 2009 | 12 comments

U.S. Marshals have taken control of Bernard and Ruth Madoff's Upper East Side apartment, forcing Ruth from the one of the last vestiges of a dream life that is now a living nightmare.

Jul 2, 2009 | 38 comments

Jobless figures rose yet again in June, inching up to 9.5% and offering little reason for optimism that the stimulus plan passed by Congress earlier this year is bearing fruit.

Jul 2, 2009 | 2 comments

The ads, the headphones, the leotards: Memories of a gadget long since replaced, but still iconic.

Jul 2, 2009

Family friendly McDonald’s is out as the NBA’s fast food sponsor. In comes Taco Bell, a food chain known more satisfying the munchies at 2 a.m.

Jul 1, 2009

The attorney for Stanford Chief Financial Officer James Davis says his client will plead guilty to the three criminal counts he faces in the alleged Ponzi scheme.

Jul 1, 2009 | 17 comments

Controversial clothier employing 1,800 illegally, according to government probe

Jun 30, 2009 | 1 comment

The national music magazine co-founded 16-years ago by Michael Jackson's legendary music producer, Quincy Jones, is calling it quits, "effective immediately," according to reports. The website, Vibe.com, is also closing down.

Jun 30, 2009

YouTube and Joost have seen changes at the top. With the pioneers gone, what's the future of TV on the Web?

Jun 30, 2009

As the market loses steam,  some are turning to technology stocks to ride out the next stock cycle.

Jun 30, 2009

A victim of the ultimate Ponzi schemer is staying afloat after losing his life's savings.

Jun 30, 2009

Insurance on $300 million worth of paintings by Mark Rothko and Alberto Giacometti can get pretty expensive. Just ask Ezra Merkin, the disgraced financier who is fighting civil charges from N.Y. Attorney...

Jun 30, 2009

CNBC has confirmed that two firms will be Wilbur Ross's Distressed Real Estate/debt fund and a joint venture between GE Capital and private investor Angelo Gordon & Co.

Jun 29, 2009 | 1 comment

Many publications had already gone to press last week when news of Jackson's death hit, but they are making up for it this week or next.

Jun 29, 2009

The Apple chief has returned to One Infinite Loop from a six-month medical leave -- but he's only working part-time.

Jun 28, 2009

General Motors Corp. has agreed to take on responsibility for future product liability claims, removing what could have been a sizable roadblock on the automaker's path to a quick sale of its assets and...

Jun 27, 2009 | 26 comments

Now it's Ruth Madoff's turn to lose her shirt.

Jun 27, 2009 | 8 comments

A federal judge has ordered notorious Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff and his wife to turn over property and assets valued at nearly $170 billion -- including the couple's swank pad on Manhattan's upper...

Jun 25, 2009 | 5 comments

Investors have rushed back into stocks as profits at a handful of companies indicate the economy might be gaining strength.

Jun 25, 2009 | 2 comments

Low prices for lobster have driven some to sell their catch directly from trucks. Others are giving up and turning to clamming.

Jun 25, 2009 | 29 comments

Seattle-based Amazon.com is threatening to stop paying California websites to link to its store if state legislators vote to tax online purchases.

Jun 24, 2009 | 15 comments

The billionaire mega-investor said he sees little progress in the "economic war" being waged by the U.S. in the past few months.