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WASHINGTON (AP) — Stock intended to eventually earn taxpayers a profit as part of the Bush administration's massive bank bailout has lost a third of its value — about $9 billion — in barely one month, according to an Associated Press...

DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) _ Anglo-Irish Bank Corp. said Wednesday its full-year profits fell 34 percent because of bad loans and investments, largely in the property market, and preparations for heavier losses to come. For the fiscal year ending Sept. 30,...

Andrew McKelvey, the billionaire founder and former chief executive of Monster Worldwide Inc., died early Thanksgiving morning in New York after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 74. In 1967, McKelvey founded a yellow pages advertising...

Henry T. Nicholas III's former wife accused the Broadcom Corp. billionaire Wednesday of squandering $60 million from their fortune on personal indulgences, including a $3.1-million limousine bill, and making misguided investments that have left her so...

If the economy worsens, Nassau County would consider imposing $20 million in employee layoffs, new taxes on home heating fuel to raise $45 million, and eliminating $7.5 million in discretionary services such as youth and senior programs. The options were...

Under the mattress, in the cookie jar or buried in the backyard were common hiding places for cash in less sophisticated times. Today the sophistication level is higher, but the fear of losing money is every bit as real. Cash investments, also known...

Several scenarios could unfold at Yahoo Inc. now that co-founder Jerry Yang has stepped down as its top executive after months of resisting Microsoft Corp.'s overtures to buy the Internet pioneer. The most likely one is that Microsoft will renew its bid...

Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that they will not bring criminal charges against Eliot Spitzer for having sex with prostitutes, removing a legal cloud that has surrounded the former governor since his epic downfall eight months ago. Manhattan U....

In a sign that financial markets remain stagnant, the struggling investment subsidiary of real estate brokerage giant CB Richard Ellis Inc. said Tuesday that it would sever relations with its Los Angeles parent company and strike out on its own. CBRE...

The grace period on federal student loans is almost over if you graduated from college in the spring. Soon you will have to start making payments. But what if you still haven't landed a job? Or if you have, what if it doesn't pay much? Federal loans...

First of three parts California is the birthplace of such global pop-culture sensations as the Beach Boys and Mickey Mouse. But in the 21st century, it has become the driving force behind a new generation of entertainment heavyweights: The Sims, Guitar...

The mega-bailout package for Wall Street also contains about $150 billion in tax breaks for the rest of us. Some are new, but many are tax breaks that had either lapsed or were near expiration and given another year or more of life. Among them are...