IBM's grand plan to save the planet Here is CEO Sam Palmisano's formula for changing the world: Find problems, throw in billions of dollars in R&D, add consultants and an earnest ad campaign - and ...

How the bailout bashed the banks They were rescued from a crisis of their own making, but the political thrashing has left bad blood between business and government. An inside look at the trouble ...

Unemployment hits 10.2% The unemployment rate spiked to its highest level since 1983, much worse than expected as employers continue to trim jobs despite other signs of growth.

Fort Myers, Florida, was ground zero for the mortgage crisis during the recession. Since then, it's recovered and construction is booming again -- to the point where people are worried that ...

Of course, nobody knows exactly how things will go. Here are four charts explaining what's happening in the economy today and how they may impact the future. 1. Unemployment and underemployment At ...

CEOs have always earned much more than the average worker — but a new report highlights just how large that pay gap has become. This is the first year that businesses are required to disclose ...

Just a few weeks ago, the dollar was falling and companies were celebrating the benefit to earnings. Will a rebound for the greenback be a problem for Wall Street?

The roaring American economy will probably sink into a recession before President Trump stands for re-election in 2020. At least that's the view of Ray Dalio, the billionaire investor who ...

Corporate America caught fire in 2017, hauling in fatter profits than ever before. The lucrative year for big business, fueled by resurgent economic growth at home and abroad, helped spark a ...

WHAT IS BITCOIN? Bitcoin (XBT) was created in 2009 by an unknown person using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. Many of its backers saw it as a simple global payment system for anyone to use rather ...

The virtual currency rocketed above $9,000 for the first time over the weekend. Experts say mainstream investors are becoming more interested.