Take me out to the recession
The continual flood of bad news about the economy has you looking for an escape.
Wall Street gets walloped
Stocks slumped Friday afternoon after General Electric's earnings miss amplified worries about how badly the economic slowdown could hurt corporate profits.
Banks set to stumble again
When Citigroup and Merrill Lynch each fessed up to nearly $10 billion in losses last quarter investors believed that they had finally scrubbed their books clean.
AMD shows tech chief the door
Heads have started to roll at AMD, as Phil Hester resigns less than a week after the chipmaker a sales shortfall and layoffs.
Cheap thrills: BMW's new baby
I have committed a Sue sin the size of Texas: I have knowingly requested, driven, and (wo)manhandled the least expensive, least horsepowered BMW in the U.S. today, the 128i. And I loved every minute of it.
For GE, the world is not enough
So much for a weak dollar and stronger global economy helping to lift results for large multinational companies like General Electric.
Federal Reserve feared deflation in '02
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Goldman predicts huge losses at WaMu
Washington Mutual is under the gun again. Shares fell 7% in early trading Friday after analysts at Goldman Sachs said the Seattle-based thrift could be looking at $14 billion in additional loan loss provisions this year and suggested that investors go short on WaMu shares.
American grounds 595 flights
The chaos facing air travelers continued Friday as American Airlines grounded 595 more flights, or 25% of its schedule, and stranded tens of thousands of passengers.
Oil rises above $110
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The fight for Yahoo is just beginning
Jason Bazinet, a media analyst with Citigroup Global Markets, put it nicely in a research note Thursday: "Who, after all, wants to compete as a sub-scale player -- with a less than complete set of Internet assets -- in a world dominated by Google and Microhoo"
Gasoline sets another record
The average price of regular gasoline jumped nearly a penny to a new record high, a survey by AAA showed Friday.
Huge earnings miss from GE
General Electric announced its first-quarter earnings Friday, posting significant losses amid a struggling economy.
GE may bring bad things to stocks
Stocks were set to tumble at Friday's open as corporate bellwether General Electric posted disappointing results that raised new worries about problems in the nation's financial sector.
6 wines under $20
Great bottles that won't break your bank.
The questions Greenspan didn't ask
Alan Greenspan was once known for his inscrutable pronouncements, but his penchant for self-justification is now plain for all to see.
Chin up!
Goodness gracious, fellow capitalists - I've never seen such a bunch of long faces! Where's that courageous can-do spirit that has forged growth out of fictional developments for so many years
The economics of love and happiness
You may think economics is just about GDP and the Fed. But actually, it's the science of weighing costs and benefits - which makes it also very useful for solving problems in everyday life.
Clock market: Top timepiece investments
Bulk up your portfolio - and style quotient - with an investment-grade watch. Gold is considered a safe haven - and when it comes to watches, so are steel and titanium. Here's five ways to manage your wrist risk.
For GE and NBC, breaking up is hard to do
General Electric's latest attempt to revive its troubled NBC television unit with a 65-week "superseason" of fresh programming is grabbing a lot of headlines these days. But some investors wonder if it's worth the conglomerate's trouble.
Fed auction: Less than expected
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Hybrids: Easy on gas, easier to buy
Demand is up and supplies are tight, but there are hybrids you can drive off the lot today.
Microsoft reaches for Google's turf
It's a Google world, and all the other players - Microsoft and Yahoo in particular - are just looking for way to stand tall in it.
Beating a battered airline industry
Cancelled flights for failed safety inspections have reduced air travel to a crawl for many passengers, but it is only the latest bad news in a series of woes for an already battered industry.
Mid-year budget deficit at all-time high
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