Desperate for a holiday job

What most people really want for the holidays is a job. But even though some businesses are hiring seasonal workers this year, competition is […]

Housing mess: You can’t stay if you don’t pay

Just because a lender screwed up your foreclosure paperwork doesn’t mean that you get to stay in your house for free.
Of course, plenty of […]

Yahoo surges on report AOL wants to buy it

Yahoo’s stock price surged in early trading Thursday on reports that rival Internet portal AOL is considering a takeover of the company, with some […]

Mass. company enters solar market

American Superconductor Corp. on Tuesday announced its entrance into the solar market with a system for connecting photovoltaic power plants to the grid.
The Devens, Mass.-based […]

Phoenix School of Law hires Shirley Mays for dean’s post

The Phoenix School of Law has hired Shirley Mays as it new dean.
Mays comes to the for-profit, central Phoenix law school from Capital University Law […]

Personal income is up, and so is spending

Personal income rose 0.5% in August, the largest increase this year, while spending by individuals remained steady, according to a government report released Friday.
Personal […]

Stocks post best September in 71 years

U.S. stocks fizzled Thursday, but that didn’t stop the market from logging its best September in decades.
Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) slipped 47 points, […]