Italy is saying ciao to plastic bags. The country banned plastic bags in stores nationwide as part of a New Years pledge to improve the environm…
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has "friended" Facebook. The mega-bank is pouring half-a-billion dollars into Facebook, boosting the social network's…
Facebook, the popular social networking site, is gaining some serious "street" cred — as in Wall Street….
Cities across the world are preparing to celebrate the new year. But in the face of budget deficits and government cut-backs, how much is…
This final note. The Internet has turned the phrase "you get what you pay for" on its head. But maybe that's changing….
Pope Benedict XVI is working to make the Vatican's financial operations more transparent amid a financial investigation involving its bank. The…
When Elizabeth Warren took the job as interim chief of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau there were no guarantees the Harvard law prof…
A White Christmas in Wilmington, N.C., is about to turn into green for customers who did their holiday shopping at a local jewelry store. The owner…
Venture capital Groupon may raise $950 million from private investors to fuel its growth. This comes after recently turning down a $6 billion…
A final note. There's word from Cornell University that economist Alfred Kahn has died of cancer. He was known as the father of airline…
