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Europe may shake up Wall Street's quiet week

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:27:31 GMT

The debt crisis will again be top of investors' minds this week as the U.S. earnings season passes the halfway mark and there is little on the domestic economic calendar. 

Great game, too bad the ads didn't keep up

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 05:08:14 GMT

Teleflora's ad was a testament to the rule sex sells.The pressure was on. The tension was thick. And then, there were yawns in between.

Vote for the top commercial from Super Bowl XLVI

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 03:32:21 GMT

There's no question that the Giants and the Patriots played some exciting football tonight, but what about the ads? Did you like the nostalgia of seeing Jerry Seinfeld's and the Soup Nazi's return, and Matthew Broderick echoing Ferris Bueller?

Good job news met with optimism, skepticism

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 18:08:25 GMT

Job fairs are still crowded, but at 8.3 percent, unemployment is at a three-year low. Whether the job market feels stronger depends on your perspective. Month by month, the U.S. job market is regaining its health.

Celeb real estate: Own Johnny Cash's home

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 20:08:48 GMT


'Chronicle' tops 'Woman in Black' at box office

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 22:21:01 GMT

Teen boys with superpowers helped lift the movie box office to unexpected heights over Super Bowl weekend as the thriller "Chronicle" edged Daniel Radcliffe's haunted house movie "The Woman in Black."Teen boys with superpowers helped lift the movie box office to unexpected heights over Super Bowl weekend as the thriller "Chronicle" edged Daniel Radcliffe's haunted house movie "The Woman in Black."

Companies with biggest bets on the Super Bowl

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 17:14:10 GMT

A 30-second ad spot in this year’s Super Bowl costs an average of $3.5 million. But despite spending this much to reach such a massive audience at once, the results are rarely impressive.A 30-second ad spot in this year’s Super Bowl costs an average of $3.5 million. But despite spending this much to reach such a massive audience at once, the results are rarely impressive.

Recovery is gathering speed, jobs data show

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:57:26 GMT

The U.S. economy is like a flywheel: it takes a lot to get it going. Once it starts moving, it can pick up speed pretty quickly.The economy is like a flywheel — it takes a lot to get it going. But once it starts moving, it can pick up speed pretty quickly. Friday’s jobs report shows it’s accelerating.

This Bud's for their best Super Bowl ads of all time

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:02:15 GMT

While other corporations wring their hands over the decision to pay an average of $3.5 million on a 30 second Super Bowl ad in a down economy, The King of Beers continues to spend. While other corporations wring their hands over the decision to pay an average of $3.5 million on a 30 second Super Bowl ad in a down economy, The King of Beers continues to spend.

Jobless rate lowest in almost three years

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:51:20 GMT

The U.S. economy creates jobs at the fastest pace in 9 months and the jobless rate drops to an almost 3-year low, raising hopes that the labor market is picking up steam.

Boeing checks 787s for carbon fiber delamination

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 06:28:35 GMT

Boeing is inspecting its newest plane, the 787 Dreamliner for possible repairs to the carbon fiber composite structure of the plane. The issue involves a problem known as delamination.

Do you think economy has turned the corner?

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:21:23 GMT

The government reported Friday that the U.S. economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January. Do you think the recovery is accelerating?

Micron CEO Appleton dies in plane crash

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:09:37 GMT

By msnbc.com staff and wire Steve Appleton, Chairman and CEO of Micron Technology, has passed away in a small plane accident in Boise, Idaho, the company said Friday.

N.Y. foreclosure lawsuit could slow home seizures

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:57:40 GMT

Bankers struggling to deal with faulty foreclosure paperwork just got hit with another major headache. New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, recently tapped by President Obama to head a new task force to investigate mortgage fraud, sued three major U.S.

Where the (good) jobs are coming from

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:05:09 GMT

  We already know that one key way to make more money and stay employed is to get more education.  We already know that one key way to make more money and stay employed is to get more education.

Companies paid even lower tax rate than Romney

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:28:05 GMT

According to new data from the Congressional Budget Office, U.S.-based companies paid only 12.1 percent in taxes on profits earned domestically. This is the lowest rate in four decades.

Woman accused of selling fake Facebook stock

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:42:05 GMT

A Wisconsin woman has been charged with theft over accusations she tried to profit from Facebook's much-anticipated plans to go public by selling fake stock in the social media giant.

Buzz: Paying your taxes, not paying your bills

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:46:21 GMT

This week, we asked Life Inc. readers the hypothetical question: What would you give up in exchange for having someone else pay your bills for a month? The most popular answer: Television. “I gave up TV on my own a year ago.This week, we asked Life Inc. readers the hypothetical question: What would you give up in exchange for having someone else pay your bills for a month? The most popular answer: Television. “I gave up TV on my own a year ago.