The Federal Reserve will not be changing its benchmark interest rate, which is used for short-term, inter-bank loans. The Fed intends to keep the rate near zero for an "extended period."
Many for-profit universities receive over 90% of their funding from the government. The Senate is taking closer at whether their students are getting a good return on investments.
Some cruises will have you sunning on exotic beaches and sipping mai tais with strangers. This one ferries you around cargo boats and power plants — and still manages to stay afloat.
A crucial vote in Chicago's City Council could lead to dozens of new Wal-Mart stores to be built in the city. The issue has become a showdown between the retailer, unions and the city's politicians.
The U.S. Supreme Court set aside today a ruling that upheld the conspiracy conviction of former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling. Michael Connor gives analysis of the "honest services fraud law" used in the case.