As if the Internet wasn't enough of an obstacle course anyway -- what with popup windows, spam, and online scams -- there's always another kind of malicious software to worry about. The latest and not-so-greatest of these is called “scareware,”...

As the Senate debates financial reform, consumer groups are urging Congress to break up the biggest banks and impose strict limits on proprietary lending, virtually guaranteeing a "repeat" of the 2008 meltdown if those actions aren't taken. The two...

The UK could face a large scale exodus in the coming year as wealthy individuals search for ways around the planned rise in the top income tax rate to 50 per cent in April, according to a poll by international law firm Withers. Three quarters of the...

What do your food labels really mean? 'Free-range,' 'natural,' 'non-toxic,' and other myths It's easy to get sucked into buying a product based on what its label says -- after all, that's what the label's designed to do. And some of those label claims...

Free Checking Could Go the Way of Free Toasters Free checking began as a privilege. Once it spread, customers felt entitled. Eventually, it became a commodity, as most banks felt they needed to offer it. Soon, people took it for granted. But now,...