| Calls to drop Medicare change intensify
December 14, 2009 at 9:46 pm
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|  Senate Democrats are preparing to drop a compromise health-care plan that would allow 55- to 64-year-olds to buy into Medicare because of opposition from Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, two senior Democratic sources said Monday. |
| Wells Fargo to repay $25 billion bailout
December 14, 2009 at 7:44 pm
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|  Wells Fargo said Monday it has reached an agreement with the government to return $25 billion in bailout money it received during last year's financial crisis. |
| Bank of America flings $5 billion at small biz
December 14, 2009 at 6:16 pm
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|  Bank of America pledged Monday to increase its lending to small and medium sized businesses by $5 billion next year. The announcement immediately followed a White House meeting at which President Obama pressured the nation's biggest bailed-out banks to start reinvesting in the rest of the economy. |
| Plan offered to avoid a debt crisis
December 14, 2009 at 5:22 pm
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|  More than 30 leading budget experts on Monday prescribed a course for deficit reduction that the nation needs to take if it wants to "buy some breathing room" to avoid a debt crisis. |
| Behind GiveItAPonder.com
December 14, 2009 at 3:31 pm
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| How Tiger's troubles will hurt golf
December 14, 2009 at 3:08 pm
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|  Tiger Woods' much-publicized marital problems have started to cost him money. But they're probably going to hurt the pro golf tour, and its various sponsors and broadcasters, even more. |
| The Mac's holiday momentum
December 14, 2009 at 2:22 pm
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| A pair of analysts see an end-of-the-year uptick in Apple's computer sales. |
| Obama to banks: 'Rebuild our economy'
December 14, 2009 at 2:01 pm
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|  President Obama pressed Wall Street bankers at the White House on Monday, urging them to make more loans and modify mortgages to help taxpayers who propped their banks up with federal bailouts. |
| High court rejects challenge to Chrysler's sale
December 14, 2009 at 11:58 am
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|  The Supreme Court again Monday turned away the latest challenge to Chrysler's bankruptcy and sale to Italian automaker Fiat. |
| Ad war helped both Verizon and AT&T
December 14, 2009 at 10:33 am
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| 7 hottest gadgets
December 14, 2009 at 10:10 am
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| Our buying guide for the season's hottest gadgets, from e-readers to accessories for your home theater. |
| Exxon to buy XTO in $41 billion deal
December 14, 2009 at 10:07 am
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|  Exxon Mobil said Monday it will buy natural gas producer XTO Energy Inc. for $41 billion in an stock and debt transaction. |
| Stocks climb on Citi, Dubai news
December 14, 2009 at 9:57 am
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|  Stocks gained Monday after Citigroup said it will repay its government bailout funds and Dubai received $10 billion to cover its debt, easing worries that the emirate might default on billions it owes. |
| CNN poll: 50% spending less on gifts
December 14, 2009 at 9:56 am
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|  A lot of Americans will be cutting back on spending for their families and others this holiday season, and will be more practical with the gifts they give, according to a CNN/Opinion Research poll released Monday. |
| 4 tech trends to watch
December 14, 2009 at 9:24 am
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|  Technology trends can be easy to spot -- iPod earbuds become ubiquitous, people casually use the term "Google" as a verb -- but technology investing is hard. For every Apple and Google, there are plenty of tech companies that fail to turn their innovations into top-performing stocks. |
| No job, no savings, no idea what to do
December 14, 2009 at 8:56 am
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| There are now a record 5.6 million people who have been unemployed for more than six months. A few tell us what life is like for them now. |
| Citigroup strikes deal to repay TARP
December 14, 2009 at 7:41 am
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|  Citigroup said Monday it has struck a deal with the government to return $20 billion in bailout money to taxpayers. |
| Want to create jobs? Import entrepreneurs
December 14, 2009 at 6:58 am
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|  A five-foot robot sits in Jon Wheatley's chair during most U.S. investor presentations, listening, speaking, and watching the meeting as Wheatley maneuvers it from a laptop in London. The shtick draws attention to Wheatley and his company, social media Web site DailyBooth.com, but the robot (provided by one of his investors) serves a purpose: Wheatley cannot set foot in the United States. |
| Turn on the home-equity tap again
December 14, 2009 at 6:51 am
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| The home-equity line of credit fueled thousands of extreme kitchen makeovers during the real estate boom. But the housing bust and the credit crisis stopped the HELOC party with a vengeance: Tens of thousands of homeowners had their lines cut or frozen, and most lenders stopped issuing new ones altogether. | |
President Obama's Cash for Caulkers proposal has almost every homeowner wondering how they'll be able to cash in.
Stocks were set to open higher Monday on developments in the Dubai debt crisis and the banking sector.
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