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The blue chips break a four-day losing streak. OPEC's decision not to boost output helps crude hit new highs. Gold nears $1,000 an ounce. Ambac's rescue plan disappoints and hits financial stocks. Fidelity and Peter Lynch settle charges of accepting improper gifts.

After 13 years as the wealthiest person in the world, Microsoft's co-founder drops to third place, behind the Oracle of Omaha and Mexico's Carlos Slim Helú. Buffett and Gates are the only Americans in the top 10.

These 6 companies offer plenty of reasons for employees to stick around.

Looking to grow your biz? Check out some business alternatives outside the franchise structure.

MSN CAPS regular and Motley Fool contributor Rick Aristotle Munarriz explains some recent calls that have him moving (slightly) up the player-ratings ladder.

A study tallies the cost of accidents -- fatalities, damage, lost pay -- and finds car-dependent smaller cities paying a huge burden. See how your city compares.

Gentlemen, Steve Horner has your back, protecting you from what he calls the "feminist-Marxist" conspiracy that promotes ladies' nights in bars.

A rare shakeup added Bank of America and Chevron to the big index. Here's why some of the market gurus I base my computer models on might approve.

Sure, there are pockets of pain around the US, but it's not as if most Americans are losing their homes. More than 99% of homes aren't in foreclosure.

A lot of us wear blinders when it comes to 'unexpected' expenses, budgeting as if the furnace will last forever and holidays won't come. So when life throws us an actual surprise, we're not ready.