Suze Orman is a best-selling author and host of a self-titled call-in show on CNBC. When it comes to personal finance with a drop of tough love, she's American's unofficial sweetheart.But i

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

Nearly everyone is cutting back on purchases of new office equipment in the recession, forcing manufacturers to alter their sales pitch. Xerox (XRX) has developed a winner: Buy fewer pieces of equipm

"Your large fries and Diet Sprite are very important to us. Please wait for the next available representative." Jack in the Box (JACK) is the latest fast-food chain to outsource drive-throu

Shhh. Can you hear it? Remove your ear from the ground. It's no longer a murmur. The shifting social mood has bubbled to the surface: Americans are starting to fight back. Our 401(k)s are e

On the eve of the Independence Day, Toddo wonders, What's the most patriotic stock? It's not American Apparel (APP) - their founder, Dov Charney, is Canadian; it's not IBM (IBM) - they outsource labor

“Benedict Arnold” CEOs are routinely denounced, derided and denigrated for shipping jobs overseas.Lou Dobbs, a talking head on CNN (TWX) and author of Exporting America: Why Corporate Gree

I received an interesting email last week from Minyan "MC," who is concerned about globalization's effect on jobs and wages. Let's tune in to his thoughts: There is a mania in this country t

Stocks to watch for Thursday, April 17, 2008:  Continental Airlines (CAL) reported a 1Q loss of $80 million, or 81 cents a share, down from a profit of $22 million, or 21 cents a share a y

I travel to New York frequently and while I'm there I can't help but think about what made the city what it is today. It's the nostalgia of days gone by that really gets my blood pumping and puts an e