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Economy

More Millionaires in Congress Than Ever Before

At a time when federal lawmakers are debating issues like unemployment benefits, food stamps and the minimum wage, as well as considering an overhaul of the tax code, there are now more…

Trey Thoelcke
6:27am ET
Technology

PC Sales Plunge Threatens HP and Dell

At the current rate of decline, the number PC shipments could fall well below 300 million, a sum that would have been unimaginable just two years ago. No combination of price and…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:16am ET
News

Why No CEO Hall of Fame?

There are several CEO of the Year awards. But there is no CEO Hall of Fame picked by writers from business magazines, websites, television business shows or newspapers. However, there should be.

Douglas A. McIntyre
4:02pm ET
Investing

The 5 Stocks That Moved the Market on Wednesday

thinkstockJanuary 8, 2014: DJIA was -70.71 at 16,460.23 (unofficial close) S&P 500 was -0.42 at 1,837.46 (unofficial close) The markets had to deal with an FOMC Minutes report and the first ten-year…

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Jon C. Ogg
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Special Report

Companies Paying the Most (and Least) Taxes

Between the federal tax rate and state corporate tax rates, some corporations pay billions of dollars every year in taxes. 24/7 Wall St. examined the 10 U.S.-based, publicly traded companies with tax…

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11:35am ET
Cars and Drivers

The Real Reasons Mulally Snubbed Microsoft

One of the long-standing questions about who will take over as chief executive officer of Microsoft has been answered. It will not be Alan Mulally of Ford. Our interest is the real…

Jon C. Ogg
6:34am ET
Infrastructure

Do Big Companies Need CEOs?

Several small but well-known companies have dumped the management structure that requires them to have a CEO. Could these actions, if effective, undermine the decades-long belief that business organizations have to be…

Douglas A. McIntyre
4:20pm ET
Investing

The 4 Stocks That Moved the Market on Monday

thinkstockJanuary 6, 2014: Markets opened slightly higher on Monday but had difficulty holding on to the opening gains. The DJIA closed up%, the S&P 500 closed down 0.03%, and the Nasdaq Composite…

Paul Ausick
4:16pm ET
Investing

The 4 Stocks That Moved the Market on Friday

thinkstockJanuary 3, 2014: Markets opened higher on Friday following yesterday’s sell-off. Gains and losses were modest throughout the trading day, with the three major indexes not moving far in either direction from…

Paul Ausick
8:15am ET
Technology

Microsoft, Amazon Slice Into iPad Market

While Apple's iPhone showed gains in its post-Christmas share of usage, its iPad did not fare as well. The iPhone was the only smartphone to post a usage share gain in the…

Paul Ausick
6:41am ET
Media

Forbes vs. Bloomberg Billionaire Lists

Which billionaires list is better, the one produced by Forbes, which is decades old, or the new list created by Bloomberg? The answer is that neither is better than the other, or…

Douglas A. McIntyre
6:25am ET
Consumer Electronics

The Five-Year-Old iPad: When Will People Stop Upgrading?

At some point, products become so advanced that further revolutionary enhancements become limited, and consumers begin to question the need for the next generation of products that have historically been upgraded rapidly.

Douglas A. McIntyre