LifeVIDEO: Bill's goodbyeBy Bill RadkeOctober 15, 2010MarketplaceNews in rhyme in 60 seconds time. This week: Unemployment's rise, dollar's demise, the Nobel prize, and Bill says bye-bye.read
BusinessMID-DAY UPDATE: Iran leads OPECBy Bill RadkeOctober 15, 2010It's the first time in more than three-and-a-half decades that Iran will lead the oil cartel. What does it mean for the rest of the world, and for...read
BusinessMID-DAY UPDATE: A power surge for ethanolBy Bill RadkeOctober 13, 2010Today, Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce an increase in the amount of ethanol allowed in gasoline. Will tell you why that...read
BusinessMID-DAY UPDATE: Corn prices hit a two-year high -- what's that mean for you and me?By Bill RadkeOctober 12, 2010Corn futures have been climbing ever since the government predicted a light crop. You'll feel that at the grocery store... and at the gas pump....read
BusinessMID-DAY UPDATE: Two Americans share Nobel Prize in EconomicsBy Bill RadkeOctober 11, 2010The Nobel Prize in Economics goes to Americans and a British/Cypriot citizen. Their work is timely: How economic policies affect unemployment....read
BusinessMID-DAY UPDATE: More job losses in September...By Bill RadkeOctober 08, 2010This morning, the Labor Department said federal, state and local governments cut more jobs than the private sector created. Non-farm employment...read
LifeVIDEO: No glee in trade warBy Bill RadkeOctober 08, 2010Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty ImagesAll the week's business news in a 60-second poem. This week: A less-than-sunny jobs report, Japan slashes its interest rate, a trade war may be brewing, foreclosures, and the Beatles have fewer hits than Glee.read
BusinessMID-DAY UPDATE: Corporations have money. Why aren't they hiring?By Bill RadkeOctober 07, 2010U.S. companies have more cash on hand than they have in a while. They're using it for buying each other, buying their own stock... everything, it...read
BusinessConsumer spending picks up... private hiring does not.By Bill RadkeOctober 06, 2010Bad news: This morning, a private payroll service said U-S companies unexpectedly decreased their workforces last month by 39,000 people. Good...read
BusinessJapan cuts interest rates to near 0 -- where is this headed?By Bill RadkeOctober 05, 2010The central bank of Japan today made a surprise interest rate cut. Rates are rock bottom here, too -- is this a race to the bottom? What are the...read