Monthly Archives: November 2009

Nancy Mccauley Branstetter, a former communications executive at Ford Motor Co., is passionate about a cause that feels especially urgent lately: helping disadvantaged children and families who live in the economically stricken Detroit area.

The sponsors that have made Tiger Woods the richest athlete in the world are sticking with the golfing great, despite rumors swirling around his early-morning car crash on Friday.

A rally in bank shares helped take Wall Street higher Monday, at the end of a choppy session, as investors bet that the fallout from Dubai’s debt problems won’t have a major impact on U.S. institutions.

Not satisfied with your holiday weekend shopping? Don’t worry, it’s Cyber Monday.

Despite recent calls for him to resign coming from both the right and the left, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner isn’t likely to lose his job.

Christmas will be only modestly more expensive this year, according to a study out Monday, as prices for everything from partridges to pear trees declined in the weak economy.

Wireless electricity. Invisible speakers. A mind-reading headset. See what’s coming in 2010.

Retirement plans are on the mend, but the healing process is going to be long and painful.

Business software maker Compuware announced plans Monday to award $1 million to the customer that writes the best story about its mainframe software, in what the company believes to be the first contest of its kind in U.S. history.