A new study shows female managers are more than three times as likely than their male counterparts to underrate their bosses' opinions of their job performance. ...more

August 11, 2009

Months before a financial implosion shook shoppers straight to their checkbooks, Saks executives realized a problem might be brewing with their holiday lineup. ...more

October 18, 2008

When Deb Freitag applied for a credit card so she could replace her roof, her leaky refrigerator and her old dishwasher, she was offered a $1,000 line of credit, not the $5,000 she needed. ...more

September 27, 2008

This Labor Day finds workers in worse shape than they've been in years, according to a scorecard released today by Rutgers University. ...more

September 1, 2008

Two magic words are turning consumers' heads lately. Not "Get rich" or "Lose weight." Try "Free gas." ...more

June 9, 2008

The proxy voting forms that many investors toss aside could one day become prized armaments in battles over how companies are run. ...more

June 8, 2008

I should have known: Call people suckers and they'll take offense. A number of folks were either confused or offended when I said recently that we are all suckers - that is, losers - when we use credit to pay for services and goods. ...more

May 25, 2008

Got a house to sell but worry about standing out from the competition? ...more

February 19, 2008

Regulators are trying to punish Wall Street for mortgage finance practices that not only expanded home ownership and spread risk among a host of new players - but also may have duped borrowers and investors who supplied cash to fuel a housing boom that has turned bust. ...more

February 19, 2008