Cheaper gas. Finally. But why? Well, the legendary summer driving season is over. No hurricanes have damaged Gulf Coast's rigs and refineries. Things are calmer between Israel and Lebanon. And Iran? W...
Ford has unveiled a new and even more aggressive restructuring plan. The company hopes to save five billion dollars by the end of 2008, and that would be four years earlier than originally planned. Th...
It was a quiet beginning. Early cinema was essentially a stage play with no spoken words. But then came the talkies and the movies grew into a major industry. The introduction of color allowed films t...
Today's warning comes from Lennar. The company has become the 5th major US homebuilder in a little more than a month to slash its outlook. It says the nation's real estate market is quote "continuing...
The IFA Consumer Electronics Fair is getting underway in Berlin. High definition TVs, next-generation DVDs and portable entertainment devices remain among the most talked about items, but this is the...
Investors that did cheer the August jobs report, they saw it, it's not too hot, not too cold. Employers added about 128, 000 jobs in August, which is in line with expectations. And ah, the jobs number...
The 2006 Edinburgh TV Festival is getting underway with a good humor spoof episode of the popular Apprentice program, casting media executives in the world of contestants. Judging by the response, it'...
There could be more financial turbulence(金融动荡,市场动荡) ahead for Northwest Airlines. Gerri Willis is live in New York with more on that story, and also a wrap-up of today's trading....
A wild week on Wall Street has come to an end. Oil prices continue to shatter records. Let's check in with Valerie Morris, she has the details on oil and how the markets fare today. Hi, Valerie. Hi th...
American workers are increasingly demanding more time off from their employers. Gerri Willis. She's live in New York with that story and wrap-up of today's action on Wall Street. Hi, Gerri. Hey, that’...
For 12 straight months, there was a monthly decline in the percentage of money we are saving, which, according to Standard Poor's chief economist David Wyss, is pretty worrisome. One of the basic prob...
Reports are in that 40,000 hourly GM workers are taking buyout in early retirement packages from the company. Six Flags could be lowering some of those flags and closing the doors to some of their 30...
A new survey shows you're not paying any more the gas pumped than you were three weeks ago. Good news since late May. Motorists aren't paying any more for gas, but not paying any less either, accordin...
A day after announcing they'll be switching to a healthier blend of oil, Wendy's says there'll be no more biggie sizes, well, at least in name only. 'We are, er, introducing a 3-tier combo program, er...
The Dow closed today slightly over 11,000 after another roller coaster override. According to Morgan Keegan co-director of equity strategy John Wilson, investors may be overacting to comments made by...