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Verizon's proposed acquisition of Alltel has a lot of people looking at telecommunications companies. I like telecoms, too, but my models suggest the best teelcoms are found outside the United States.

Think we've seen the worst of the credit crisis? Not so fast: America's mortgage problems won't be over anytime soon, analysts say, and that means more bad news for these big lenders.

With vet bills soaring and fancy new treatments available, it's an option more owners are considering. Plus, 8 ways to cut the cost of keeping a healthy pet.

Move over, mom. These entrepreneurial dads prove they know a thing or two about babies--and business.

Growing (or grown) children can provide opportunity for renewed focus on your business.

Investors flee stocks, spooked by rising oil and gasoline prices, inflation fears and worries about Washington Mutual, Lehman Bros. and other financial companies. Anheuser-Busch gets a $46.3 billion takeover bid. Concern about Steve Jobs' health hits Apple shares.

The Belgian company bids $65 a share for the maker of Budweiser. While the combined companies would create the world's biggest brewing company, speculation is that Anheuser-Busch will fight the offer.

Insight from the CAPS community can shed light on whether a stock’s decline reflects a substantial new risk to the company or is just a temporary setback.

The world may indeed be flat, and we all might be competing in a global village. But that doesn't mean we here in the small-biz world can make a cheap, reliable international phone call.

Expert advice on tax deductions for small-business owners.

Why are pump prices so much lower in certain states? In this case, it boils down to 3 big factors.