Category: Business

No, not Susan MacDougal and Webster Hubbell. Two guilty pleas were entered this week in connection with the federal government's ongoing prosecution of sleazebag plaintiff's securities class action law …

A little while ago, I wrote about the wave of problems involving Communist China's exported consumer products to the United States. Well, it turns out that we shouldn't be …

Well, Congress is working on raising the federal gas-mileage standards, and I have to say I'm not surprised. It's a short-sighted, feel-good solution to a problem that doesn't really …

For a brief time in my life, I managed a dollar store. It was pretty fun, but the pay was appropriately low, and I didn't stay. But one thing …

Supreme Court Limits Investor Lawsuits, Strict Standard Applied The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a strict standard for shareholder lawsuits seeking to recover losses from companies accused of fraudulent …

If you've been following the Airbus saga with half an eye, BusinessWeek has a brief but fairly complete overview of where they stand lately. Paris Air Show No Party …

Retail Sales Retail sales rose 1.4% in May. That's more than double the gain projected by Wall Street analysts. Beige Book The Federal Reserve reported the economy grew in …

Job Markets - Unemployment Rates May 1997 - 7.4 - Latinos May 2007 - 5.8 - Latinos May 1997 - 10.3 - blacks May 2007 - 8.5 - blacks …

In Wednesday's Washington Post, Robert J. Samuelson revisits the bogeyman of "outsourcing" or "offshoring" that was supposed to destroy our lives and economy. Remember the great "offshoring" debate? It …

Wal-Mart said Thursday that for its fiscal year ending Jan. 31, it contributed $1.1 billion to its domestic hourly workers through profit-sharing and 401(k) accounts, stock purchase plans and …