American Express Co. has ended another round of litigation with a rival card company, but still faces serious headwinds from its customers. ...more

June 26, 2008

The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission was on the losing end of a vote for the first time in his tenure when his colleagues sided with the cable industry in a dispute over marketing practices. ...more

June 22, 2008

The easy money that led Americans to depend on credit cards to pay their bills is starting to dry up. ...more

June 21, 2008

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June 9, 2008

In a small book titled "Un Spun, finding facts in a world of disinformation" co-authored by Jackson and Jamieson, the following statement was made: "The skeptic demands evidence, and rightly so." ...more

May 29, 2008

Companies want credentialed employees. Qualified applicants want to be hired by solid, reputable companies interested in keeping employees for the long term. ...more

May 6, 2008

Trent Charlton knew the risks when he borrowed $10,000 from his 401(k) and cut his retirement savings in half. ...more

February 20, 2008

More evidence of a dramatic slowdown in consumer spending surfaced Monday, as Sears Holdings Corp. warned a drop in sales would result in a profit shortfall and the world's largest retail trade group issued a downbeat sales forecast for 2008. ...more

January 15, 2008

In this age of digital recorders that make it so easy to skip commercials, you would think the 30-second advertisement would be an endangered species. ...more

December 26, 2007

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., has announced plans to introduce federal legislation to better regulate embedded giving, the fast-growing fundraising practice that involves building a gift to charity into everyday purchases. "We need to ensure that charity is not being used solely as a sales pitch," Menendez said in a statement. ...more

December 16, 2007