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The Fed's next move could determine how the US economic downtown plays out. But there are no good options, and the best strategy wouldn't be easy in an election year.

Emerging countries' demand for food, fuel and minerals means lots of business for companies that deliver the goods -- but these stocks are volatile and bear watching closely.

First, you'll need to look at your severance package, health benefits and pension (if there is one). Here's how to evaluate the offer.

The MSN CAPS rating system can help investors find stocks that are building momentum -- and decide when to take chips off the table. 

When short sellers are betting your stock will go down, be wary. Here's a Web site that helps you to peek into this side of the market -- and put that information to use. Also: Good short plays for right now.

Started on slick and colorful calling cards for the social networking circuit, Moo has quickly become an international stationery brand.

Creating your company logo will reflect the core message you want to send to your customers.

Don't let red tape scare you away from the lucrative import market

Stocks move lower as crude oil rallies to $137. UPS says fuel costs will hurt earnings; Dow Chemical will boost prices to cope. Financial and homebuilding stocks rebound. Consumer confidence hits a 16-year low.

On any normal day of the year, Stacey Babiarz runs a small welding shop and storage business with his family. But the last eight days in Edgerton, Wisc., have been anything but normal, and Babiarz, creator of a device that rapidly fills sandbags to hold back floodwaters, has been putting his invention to work in his own backyard.

When Don Imus made his controversial remark about Dallas Cowboy Alan Jones on Monday, there was only one cable channel broadcasting his show as live TV.

Everybody talks about global warming and high gasoline prices, but who, really, is doing anything about it? Entrepreneurs, that's who. In my upcoming book, The Plot to Save the Planet, I chronicle the small-business owners who are creating the green houses, cars, and energy sources that will slash our fuel bills and help clean up our ecosystem. For the first time, big money is available to back their efforts. In 2007, venture capitalists invested $5.2 billion in green tech, up 44% from the previous year. Meet mavericks who are working on creative (and potentially lucrative) solutions to our energy challenges.

John Bradley knows radio. As the CEO of Boulder-based CustomChannels.net, he makes companies sound cool by managing their in-store playlists and creating their online music stations.

These days, Will Payton avoids crowds. They petrify him. The entrepreneur and Iraq war veteran recently overheard his 9-year-old daughter telling her 14-year old sister how excited she was about visiting Disneyland.