The Senate handed a victory to the banking industry by defeating a Democratic proposal that would have given homeowners in financial trouble greater flexibility to renegotiate the terms of their mortgages.

Older workers have stopped retiring, but more are being laid off.

A successful start-up needs more than a great idea.

A long-distance telephone call that cost 25 cents a minute in the 1980s can now be had for fractions of a penny.

Smart consumers use energy in their houses based on minute-to-minute price fluctuations, saving money.

It’s an ugly time to be a retail REIT, but the outlook is a lot better if your shopping centers are anchored by grocery stores.

Our computer screens yield some promising Nasdaq growth stocks.

Barbara Marcin is wading back into stocks, especially growth names at bargain valuations.

Bulls continue to drive Microsoft higher as big rallies erupt in other tech names, too.

Darden, Brinker and California Pizza Kitchen serve up the possibility of nice short-term gains for traders.