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The ailing British economy played a major role in The Labor Party's crushing defeat in the special election. Now there are more concerns about the future of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Stephen Beard reports.

Question: Is there such a thing as receiving interest for pre-paying a credit card? In other words, I could send in (say) $500 to my credit card...

A University of Michigan researcher found 75 percent of banks he studied had dangerous design flaws in their Web networks that could leave customer data open to cyber-thieves. Mitchell Hartman has more on how to stay safe.

New York City cabbies want to tack a dollar onto every fare to offset oil prices. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission say the answer lies elsewhere. Jessica Lussenhop reports.

Joel Makower reflects upon the evolving definition of greenwash in a recent post titled, "How Bad is Greenwashing, Really?" He explains how...

Three prominent neurosurgeons told CNN last week that they did not hold cellphones directly to their ears, which has stirred up an old debate on...

Anyone ever tell you your job is a joke? Professor and commentator Dan Drezner hears it all the time, especially from his little brother, Jay.

Money for gas accounts for a painfully high proportion of some people's paychecks, especially in the rural South, like Wilcox County, Alabama. Tanya Ott reports on how some folks there are barely getting by.

An oil spill has brought commercial traffic in the Mississippi River to a halt. Host Kai Ryssdal talks with the Coast Guard's Brendan Brewer about the cleanup effort.

Want a high-speed DSL connection without the landline phone service? It's available, but don't expect the phone company to advertise it. Katie Macpherson reports.