The Lakers’ $78,245,793 payroll ranked sixth-highest. With the exception of the New York Knicks, who are at the top of the list for salary disbursement, I’d say you get what you pay f

Family feuds are at the center of some of the biggest companies around. Scandal, jealousy, and greed are but a few of the reasons why blood relatives often seem out for blood from each other. Take V

The hot ticket in New York on Sunday wasn’t for the game between the Knicks and Nets. Instead, people vied for entry to the highly anticipated foreclosure sale at the Jacob K. Javits Convention

“The devil went down to Georgia, he was looking for a soul to steal. He was in a bind cause he was way behind and was looking to make a deal.” --Charlie DanielsWelcome back to the wo

The Securities and Exchange Commission may require some US companies to switch to international accounting rules by 2014. The SEC says the change will make American companies more competitive in the

As the pendulum swings between greed and fear, investors typically behave in 1 of 2 ways: They either become over-enthusiastic during bull markets and over-despondent as the bear’s growl grows

Dell (DELL) says price cuts boosted second quarter sales, but cut profits 17%. Dell’s profit dropped to $616 million, or $0.31 per share, from $746 million, or $0.32, for the same period a year

Marvell Lower on Slower SalesShares of Marvell Technology (MRVL) are lower this morning after the company gave a forecast that indicated sales growth is slowing. Bloomberg reports the maker of chips

As stockholders sweep up the remnants of IndyMac and the FDIC continues to add to its list of troubled banks (Wachovia (WB), Washington Mutual (WM) and Zions Bancorp (ZION)) financial insti

A summer has passed since I made the vow to become a more mindful spender.The verdict: Room for improvement.The plan I laid out in May was to switch from debit card to cash for most of my day-to-day