Illinois state legislators raised the state income tax from 3 percent to 5 percent, a 66 percent hike. In plain terms, if you owed the Illinois…
This final note today. Looks like Goldman Sachs has finally had enough of its reputation as a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of…
Goldman Sachs is expected to disclose 39 accounting changes geared to make the transactions it handles more transparent. The investment bank said…
Would you pay $4.50 for a fancy cupcake? How about $66 million for the Crumbs? Crumbs Bake Shop, the nation's largest cupcake chain, is going p…
This final note today, in honor of the opening of corporate earnings season. Alcoa reported profits after the bell this afternoon, basically in…
We talked to Eduardo Porter today, author of "The Price of Everything." He says, price is always measured against something else — an option…
Tomorrow will be a big day for Verizon Wireless, as the company is expected to announce it soon will offer customers the Apple iPhone. Since the…
This final note today, an update on the mortgage paperwork mess that was much in the news before Thanksgiving, the stories about robosigners…
The U.S. Labor Department's jobs report threw us for a loop today. The nation's unemployment rate fell from 9.8 to 9.4 percent today — the lowest…
Starbucks unveiled a new logo this week that features its trademark Siren front and center, and sheds the words "coffee" and "Starbucks." The new…
