Tips for minimum wage earners
The Federal minimum wage is increasing to $6.55 an hour today. But for most folks facing higher prices on everything from a gallon of milk to a gallon of gas, it's still getting harder to make ends meet.
Fannie's new watchdog: All bark?
Backers of the housing rescue bill have been trying to reassure skeptics in Congress by pointing to the bill's creation of a new world-class regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But opponents doubt any watchdog will have enough teeth to keep the well-connected mortgage guarantors in line.
Qualcomm plays favorites with Nokia
It took a small army of lawyers and about $200 million in legal costs, but Qualcomm finally struck a landmark agreement with phone giant Nokia.
The oil speculator sideshow
Watch out, speculators: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is getting tough on crime. But since, as the CFTC has said, speculation hasn't pushed up prices, the crackdown will benefit its image more than the economy.
Microsoft moves beyond Yahoo
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer put on his game face Thursday and told investors it was imperative for the company to "ante up" in its struggling online business.
