A merger between American Airlines and US Airways, Warren Buffet to enter the ketchup business, the creative and risky financing being used by public school districts around the country, and the most common business passwords.

Obama's plans for education from pre-school to college. Will an increase in minimum wage help or hurt workers? And in a twist, some former employees who'd been duped out of overtime pay are becoming part-owners of a Harvard Square pizzeria they used to work for.

Betting wrong on gentrification in Chicago, the safest year for air travel since 1945, and looking back at the president's first term, where have the jobs actually come from?

Pope Benedict and the church's branding, the State of the Union for toddlers, and a check in on Egypt two years after its revolution.

the U.S. trade deficit fell in December to its lowest level in three years. Airlines are cancelling flights by the minute as a major winter storm bears down on the northeast — about 3,000 flights have alreday been cancelled today.

A possible merger between American Airlines and US Airways. Half of all Afghans pay bribes. And in Scotland, a 'dream job' offer.

Boeing remains upbeat about the Dreamliner's future. What's got stock markets around the world booming? Samsung stakes a claim in Silicon Valley.

The U.S. government is suing Standard & Poor's. A check in on the business market in Boise, Idaho. And, Muzak gets a name change.

When the power goes out on the air, the advertising goes online. The British treasury secretary has given an ultimatum to the country's banks: Obey new rules or be broken up. A new documentary airs tonight on CNBC about one of the riskiest bets out there.

The White House weighs in on new jobs numbers out today and a look at the greatest flops of Super Bowl ads.