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Activists opposed to eBay's upcoming fee and policy changes are readying for a weeklong site boycott starting on Monday, with buyers and sellers waiting to see if this strike will succeed where past protests have failed.

I took up piano when I was 8 years old, after my father suggested that I use my spare time for music lessons instead of a paper route. By junior high I was joining bands. I kept at it, playing throughout college, in law school - and now in my Ridgefield, Conn., law office.

A tidal wave of small-cap stock liquidity hits today as changes take effect to the Securities and Exchange Commission's Rule 144, shortening the holding period for investors with restricted securities from one year to six months.

Dear FSB: What is the best way to sell a small business valued between $1 to $2 million?

Dear FSB: My entire business to date is built on personal credit ... which is now outstanding! When I go to apply for a business loan there is no history and I cannot get the line of credit I'm looking for. What's the deal?

As Heidi Lemack-Beck rides her horse Jazzmine around the arena at Rhythm & Blues Stables in Allentown, N.J., six pairs of electronic eyes watch every move of these skilled competitors. Heidi quickens the pace of the 16-year-old mare from a trot to a canter, and the cameras swivel to track them - or rather to track the cracker-sized RFID tag stuck to the top of Heidi's helmet.

If the past is any indicator, Americans are likely to keep spending during this economic downturn. I'm betting that undervalued consumer stocks -- namely Buffalo Wild Wings -- will show a profit.

Brown & Brown, PepsiCo, Thor Industries and Johnson & Johnson are among companies performing in ways the Oracle of Omaha could appreciate.

Plus: Will I inherit my parents' debts? How much down payment do I need? MSN Money's personal finance expert, Liz Pulliam Weston, answers reader questions.

An analysis of stock fundamentals suggests the blue-chip index could rise more than 6,000 points in the next three years. Here's why the index looks so undervalued.

If you listen to some prominent market professionals, you might think the worst is over. But the credit/housing bubble is a far bigger mess than the tech-stock bust.