Even though we brace for the worst, when the unemployment numbers are announced each month, it’s hard not to be shocked. With the news on Friday that the unemployment rate is now at 10.2%, no o

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When Sony Pictures Animation announced it was producing an animated film version of the entertainingly bizarre 1978 children's book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs featuring Mr. T as a voice for on

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Stocks snapped a four day skid, with the S&P 500 back up over 1000 and gold ending just under. The Gap (GPS) gaped up 7.57% as same store sales at its Old Navy unit rose for the first time since

Watch out, corporate beancounters. Backdating is back.Or at least the Wall Street Journal thinks it is. The paper, which exposed the pervasive, illegal practice of rewarding executives with stock opt

For anyone compiling a ranking list at home, recent actions have slightly altered the hierarchy of ethnicities that Wal-Mart (WMT) values most. In order to keep up to date, remove the Hispanic and Na

stock has steadily risen for nearly 40 years. For a company that doesn't produce tobacco or radioactive waste -- not including the McRib -- McDonald's has arguably seen more negative press stemm

The economic downturn has led many to boost their savings. Some economists predict the savings rate, the difference between earnings and expenditures, will rebound to 3% to 5% this year after a negat