Ghetto getaway
What Were They Thinking: Tour our dangerous slums, Brazil beckons. Full story
Even before yanking the Yahoo offer, Steve Ballmer had begun laying the groundwork for a strategy to compete with Google in online advertising. Full story | Discuss
Toyota feeling
Detroit’s pain
The weakening U.S. dollar is starting to eat into the profit of Japanese automaker. Full story
Wall Street walloped by earnings, oil surge
Wall Street ended the week with a big decline as investors grappled with two of the biggest threats to the economy: fallout from turmoil in the credit market and surging energy prices.
Inside Microsoft's war against Google
Even before yanking the Yahoo offer, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer had begun laying the groundwork for a strategy to compete with Google in online advertising.
Toyota issues a bleak earnings forecast
Toyota said the strong yen and weaker U.S. sales took a bite out of January-March earnings and projected worse was to come — a 27 percent plunge in its full-year profit.
Toyota feeling some of Detroit’s pain
Toyota sent a stark message to the car-making world Thursday, signaling that it is not immune from the contagion infecting the North American automobile market.
Mother's Day spending may be down
Some moms may not be getting both chocolates and a bouquet for Mother's Day this year as consumers watch their spending.
Cartoons
Skyrocketing food prices
House OKs housing rescue despite veto threat
The House has passed a housing aid plan to provide $300 billion in refinanced mortgages for struggling homeowners.
Employers pulling the plug on Facebook
All that superpoking wastes a lot of time at the office — and could be costing companies billions in lost productivity. Why a growing number of employers are banning Facebook.
What Warren Buffett has to say
Even those who don't own Berkshire stock can get a lot out of what's said at the company's annual gathering.
Brazilian tour operator: Come see our slums!
A Rio de Janeiro tour company is offering an intimate a view of life in the city's notorious slums, including photo opportunities with drug gang leaders.





