On Saturday, two-thirds of Jefferson County employees will be laid off in an effort to stave off financial ruin.

Reuters - Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co is preparing for an initial public offering for discount retailer Dollar General, a source said, and others are speculated to follow as it looks to take advantage of a recent rise in equity markets.

The House on Friday voted, 316 to 109, to provide emergency funds for the car-rebate program after the original funding was quickly snapped up.

As the recession drags on, luxury retailers? secret sales, once kept for the stores? best customers, have spread.

In a few weeks, the Treasury Department?s czar of executive pay will have to answer this $100 million question: Should Andrew J. Hall get his bonus?

Long workdays and grueling conditions are largely the rule for reality shows like ?Project Runway? and ?Hell?s Kitchen.?

In a few weeks, the Treasury Department?s czar of executive pay will have to answer this $100 million question: Should Andrew J. Hall get his bonus?

Tens of thousands of workers have used up their benefits, and the numbers are expected to soar in the months to come.

Grueling conditions are largely the rule for reality shows like ?Project Runway? and ?Hell?s Kitchen.?

Reuters - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier phoned GM's chief executive to underscore Germany's expectations for the sale of GM's Opel unit, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

John Allison, chairman of BB&T, leads his company with an Ayn Randian ?commitment to reason.? To him, the government?s rush to try to fix the economy is a nightmare come true.

Recent data has made it clear that Africa is being hit hard in the global recession as foreign investment funds are drying up.

Without a paying job, unemployed Americans have picked up other forms of labor and have found more time for leisure and socializing.

The group-think of social networks isn?t good at delivering those magical moments of discovery.

In the bath, new touch screens regulate water temperature and flow ? and may even retrieve your MP3 playlist.

The Consumer Confidence Index rose in the spring like a green shoot and wilted again in June and July.

According to one argument, the Federal Reserve could help stir a recovery by encouraging slightly higher prices.

Since early May, shares of large, industry-leading companies with strong balance sheets have joined the parade, along with more speculative bets.

In ?Bailout Nation,? Barry Ritholtz argues that the American financial system has been twisted beyond recognition by cynical bankers and Washington politicians.

Annie Leibovitz?s extraordinary financial troubles raise some questions: How is this possible? If Annie Leibovitz can?t make it in New York, who can?

Meow! Do people feel strongly about pets on planes. When best friends are brought along, fellow passengers become foes.

Alumni are using old school ties to make new career connections.

The leader of an architectural and engineering firm says a professional services business doesn?t succeed unless the client does.

When it comes to drinking with colleagues, ?the risk is very high that something negative will come out of it,? a human resources consultant says.

A savvy, innovative businesswoman, Mrs. Raymond brought flair to the toy industry.

In June, the Prius was the best-selling car in Japan, replacing the Insight, which in March became the first hybrid to ever hold the top spot.

Risk and Regulation.

Rankings are based on July figures.

Rankings are based on July figures.

By putting health care in the hands of Congress, Obama may have given an edge to special interests.

A pharmaceutical doesn?t claim to cure an illness. But is it a symptom of a different disorder?

Raymond James Financial, one of the nation?s last independent brokerage firms, says buying back auction-rate securities would cost too much.

John T. Chambers, chairman and chief executive of Cisco Systems, says he learned an early lesson from Jack Welch: great companies arise from their biggest failures.

A savvy, innovative businesswoman, Mrs. Raymond brought flair to the toy industry.

Without a paying job, unemployed Americans have picked up other forms of labor and have found more time for leisure and socializing.

Alumni are using old school ties to make new career connections.

Risk and Regulation.

By putting health care in the hands of Congress, Obama may have given an edge to special interests.

John T. Chambers, chairman and chief executive of Cisco Systems, says he learned an early lesson from Jack Welch: great companies arise from their biggest failures.