Virtues and great service are rarely associated with the Citigroup (C) we know today -- the same one that took $45 billion in federal aid -- but those values are exactly what the company reportedly i

Information is the most valuable commodity to speculators. Forward looking investors often develop esoteric indicators that provide glimpses into how the world's economy is doing. I had a hint of tha

New York City has seen the price of one thing after another plummet in the last year: real estate, stocks, consumer goods. The price of one item, however, keeps rising into the stratosphere. That ite

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Tough Times for Dollar Thrifty Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (DTG), the car rental company, had a better-than-expected first quarter, but warned of challenging fleet costs ahead. The company r

Editor's Note: James Quinn is a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions with a retailer, homebuilder and a university in his 22-yea

Falling gasoline prices have pounded hybrid auto sales, but don’t expect Congress to notice - or care. Fewer buyers are willing to pay a premium of several thousand dollars for a gas-electric h

I certainly got my exercise for the day, having put in another half an hour this morning shoveling the white stuff. Let’s just hope that’s it for the season. I don’t know about you,

Some Wall Streeters who found themselves out of work after the market downturn have landed new jobs in an unlikely spot - Lehman Brothers. Lehman sold many of its assets to Barclays (BCS) and Nomura

The deepening recession is eroding airline passenger and freight traffic worldwide, plunging more carriers into the red. The downturn in traffic follows last summer’s record-high fuel prices. I