Jan 7, 2013 8:25am

Stocks Off to Strong 2013 Start

Morning Business Memo: If only the rest of the year on Wall Street could be as good as the first week. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up 4.5 percent since January 1. The S&P 500 index is at the highest level in five years…. Read More »

Jan 4, 2013 3:30pm

Diana Photo Mystery Man Revealed

The mystery of the young man sitting beside the late Diana Spencer in a photo apparently prohibited from being published has been solved. The photo of Lady Diana before she married into the royal family will be up for auction later this month. Besides the identity… Read More »

Jan 4, 2013 8:08am

Google FTC Probe Finds No Antitrust Issues

Morning Business Memo… Federal regulators spent more than a year and a half looking into whether Google favored its own products in search results. They didn’t come up with much. The Federal Trade Commission has decided not to bring charges. The announcement is a blow… Read More »

Jan 3, 2013 3:17pm

Current TV, Al Jazeera Deal Tries to Lure U.S. Viewers

Hillary Clinton and some other Americans who want a global perspective may be fans of the Qatar-based news service Al Jazeera, but will Americans tune in to its new English channel? Owned by the government of Qatar but broadcast across 130 countries, the Arab-language news… Read More »

Jan 3, 2013 12:58pm

‘Do Not Publish’ Photo of Diana to be Sold

A photo showing a rare glimpse into the life of Lady Diana before she married into the royal family will be up for auction later this month. The photo formerly belonged to the former British newspaper, the Daily Mirror. It has the words, “not to… Read More »

Jan 3, 2013 8:15am

Stock Euphoria May Dim Over Deficit

Morning Business Memo… Wall Street’s first day of trading for 2013 brought the biggest gains in more than a year for the Dow Jones index – up 308 points. Other averages rose after the fiscal cliff deal in Congress. Ten stocks rose for every one… Read More »

Jan 2, 2013 7:48am

Markets Surge After Fiscal Cliff Deal

Morning Business Memo Your 401(k) plan may be looking better this morning after a solid gain last year. Expect a big stock market bounce after the House passed the Senate’s fiscal cliff agreement. Futures shot up after the drama finally ended late Tuesday. Economists had… Read More »

By Bill McGuire

Dec 31, 2012 11:18am

‘Fiscal Cliff’ Standoff Weighs on Stocks, 401(k)s

Investors hate uncertainty, and Washington’s game of cat and mouse on the so-called fiscal cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts has erased hundreds of billions of dollars from the wealth of Americans. If a deal is not reached, the consequences for the economy will be… Read More »

Dec 28, 2012 3:16pm

After 5 Deaths, Stores Recall Nap Nanny Recliners

The company that makes the Nap Nanny – a device marketed as a portable recliner for infants to sleep on – has refused to recall the product, even after the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported 70 complaints, including 5 deaths. So now, in an unusual… Read More »

By Lyneka Little

Dec 28, 2012 11:42am

Kate Winslet Receives Ticket to Space

Kate Winslet will blast off to space thanks to a $200,000 ticket gifted to the actress from Sir Richard Branson. According to the Daily Telegraph, the actress, who recently married Branson’s nephew Ned RocknRoll, received the out-of-this-world ticket from Branson as a thank you for… Read More »