Emily Yoffe, aka Slate.com's "Dear Prudence," gives tips on how to broach touchy subjects like spreading the word of your impending foreclosure to friends and family, and what to tip your delivery man.
The Credit Card Act was intended to crack down on some of the banks' more egregious behavior. A new Pew report says it worked. We learn where the credit card world is today and some issues card users should know.
We used to write letters to complain about bad service, but these days the best way to get a company's attention is to tweet them. A listener shares her story.
Host Tess Vigeland and Kiplinger's Kathy Kristof discuss whether it's a good idea to accept an offer to hold the mortgage on your home loan, how to plan for an impending lay off and how much money an independent freelancer should save for taxes.
It's depressing standing next to the pump watching the dollar figure climb higher and higher for less and less gas. But one professor explains why he thinks $5 a gallon will be less shocking for consumers than $4 a gallon.
Owning your home used to be a symbol of stability. But since the housing market crashed, some people are questioning whether owning a home is worth the trouble.
A government crackdown in Syria has caused a fierce uprising from citizens. It could be a pivotal moment for a country that's considered a lynchpin in the region.
Reviewing the week's news on Wall Street. This week: what the Greek debt crisis could mean for the rest of the Eurozone and the U.S., and what's ahead in insider trading cases.
Rising gasoline and food prices continue to drive up the cost of living in April. Chris Low, chief economist with FTN Financial, takes a look at today's numbers from the Labor Department.
Facebook admitted this week it hired PR firm Burson-Marsteller to start a campaign against Google, rallying journalists as "third parties to verify" claims that Google violates privacy.
The annual report on the health of Social Security and Medicare will update last year's predictions: that Medicare will run out of money by 2029 and Social Security will run out of money in 2037.
The wine and spirits arm of France's LVMH luxury group announced yesterday it's planning its first vineyard in China to produce a premium sparkling wine.
Google's demo this week, and promise to start shipping new Chromebook computers within weeks, has the potential to unleash cloud computing — especially in the workplace. That raises the prospect of huge cost savings to companies, and possible data security gains. It also raises some worries about trusting so much data to one company.
Potentially billions can go into naming a drug. Which is why pharmaceutical companies spend lots of money trying to land just the right arrangements of consonants and vowels.
Federal Communications Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker announced yesterday that she will resign from the FCC to join Comcast-NBC Universal, after she voted to approve the merger four months ago. Eliza Krigman with Politico Pro explains.
With much of the country paying more that $4 a gallon for gas, Senate Democrats and Republicans are squaring off over whether to cut tax credits for oil companies.
The well-known travel guide recently released its Great Britain review, saying the country is not a good choice for cash-conscious or adventurous tourist.
Caitlin Kelly, journalist and author of "Malled," talks about her unintentional path to a career in retail, and what she found out about the industry while working the job.
American corporations are investing in Chinese web giants like Baidu. But those same websites are stealing content and copyrighted material from other American firms.
Mitt Romney will address health care reform in a speech today. As governor, he shepherded a law in Massachusetts that requires all residents to have health insurance, but today is expected to distance himself from the law and call for a repeal to Obamacare.
Eli Pariser, author of "The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding From You," talks about what companies are doing online to personalize your Internet experience — and profit from it.
"Zeus" is a software suite for cybercriminals. It lets budding bad guys set up "botnets" to secretly turn your computer into a slave. Until recently, Zeus cost thousands of dollars on the black market. But this week, the Zeus source code is out there for free.
Oil company executives will come before the Senate Finance Committee tomorrow to defend the tax breaks their companies receive from the government. We get a preview of what's to come.
Jacob Frenkel, former enforcement lawyer at the SEC, discusses whether the Rajaratnam guilty verdict will mean similar prosecutions down the line, and if it will change behavior on Wall Street.
The U.S. government and AIG announced a plan to send the firm back towards private ownership. Richard DeKaser, economist with the Parthenon Group, explains.
The long-anticipated high-speed rail route from Beijing to Shanghai will start a one-month trial operation today before its formal launch in late June.
Howard Schultz has accused speculators of pushing up the price of coffee to a 34-year high. He is calling for more transparency when it comes to coffee trading.
