Adobe Systems will lay off 680 staff, or 9 percent of its workforce, in its latest move to cut costs, the company confirmed Tuesday. The job cuts will be made worldwide and are designed to bring Adobe's costs in line with its 2010 budget and &...  Comment

The Madoff saga is in its twilight, but still-outraged observers can now have their very-own King Ponz trophy: Bernie's stuff. Seized by U.S. Marshals, the roughly 200 items are up online already and you can even go to the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers on Saturday to bid live.  Comment

Two Bear Stearns executives who ran hedge funds that crashed in 2007 amid the subprime mortgage meltdown were acquitted Tuesday of lying to investors about the looming crisis on Wall Street.  Comment

I can't fight this feeling that.... I've totally whiffed when it comes to our holding in Priceline.com (PCLN). Much like Baidu (BIDU) we had a great entry point early last spring, then took profit on a trade... and simple never went back in as we await some sort of pullback. Our twins of missed opportunity.  1 Comment

Over at the Mint blog they've posted a list of 10 ways to reduce your car insurance premium. You'll want to contact your current insurer and ask some questions, like whether they offer a discount for paying up front, or if they'll cut you...  Comment

Extended warranties are everywhere. Every time you buy a car, a house, a computer, a cell phone or pretty much any appliance, you'll be offered a chance to purchase an extended...  1 Comment

So far, 145 banks and thrifts have been closed by regulators since the start of the credit crisis in 2008. One hundred a forty five. Every Friday, when the FDIC usually announces closures, for the...  1 Comment

This article is the seventh of a thirteen-part series that explores the core tenets of Get Rich Slowly. I struggled with debt for over a decade. I made several attempts to tackle the trouble, but...  Comment

“And in what could be viewed as another positive for the economy, FedEx says its busiest day this year will also be its busiest day ever. They expect to ship more than 13 million packages on December 14th. The company says it will add 14,000 part-time workers to handle the holiday rush. Shares have been trading to the upside, up over 1%.” — CNBC’s Street Signs 11/10/2009  Comment

A week after angering German politicians and labor leaders by calling off plans to sell Opel to a group backed by Berlin, senior General Motors executives promised more independence for the European unit.  Comment

Google is to pay $750 million to buy AdMob, a provider of advertising on mobile phones, the internet search leader announced Monday.  Comment

Investors in Clearwire Corp., including Sprint Nextel Corp. and major cable companies, Tuesday said they are pumping an additional $1.5 billion into the company so it can keep building out its nationwide wireless data network.  Comment

Disney is once again moving East, reports the LA Times. There’s a Disney park already in Hong Kong, and soon there will be one in Shanghai as well! After a decade of negotiations, the Beijing government has approved plans for a Disney park of i...  6 Comments

The head of the U.S. delegation at U.N. climate talks in Barcelona this week says China should cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050, reports Reuters. Jonathan Pershing told Reuters...  Comment

According to a recent Merril Lynch (Bank of America) survey, Europe has officially returned to favor among investors. “A net 30% of global portfolio managers see euro-zone equities as undervalued relative to other regions, the highest reading since April 2001. A net 11% are overweight Europe, the first overweight allocation in nearly two years, said Baker”...  Comment

The dollar's value against major currencies has fallen in recent months as the U.S. fiscal outlook worsened and amid expectations that interest rates will remain close to zero for some time to fight the economic downturn. This week, the euro broke above the psychologically important level of $1.50 driving gold prices to record levels, prompting many global central banks intervening on currency markets to slow the...  Comment

You can debate the merits of booth babes at conferences but that's like debating the merits of smart people versus un-smart people.  Comment

Blogs are often touted as good for search engine optimization. The reality is, blogs are simply software tools and what you get out of them from a SEO perspective is in proportion to how well you...  Comment

As I traverse across the country talking about social media, whether it's with clients one-on-one or with conference attendees from a stage -- the "I don't have time" mantra is a common response...  Comment

A while back this clever decal, posted by one of the creative folks over on the craft exchange site Etsy, was making the rounds on the web courting oohs and ahhs from techie blogs (who also got...  Comment

You may not know it, but online data mining moves at a constant and steady pace, collecting details about your personal life and habits that could have dire implications in the not-too-distant...  Comment

Every business, they say, needs a catchy name – but some people evidently can’t tell the differance between ‘catchy’ and ‘ridiculous’. Would you have your haircut at Assman the barber or get a...  10 Comments

Ideas are the currency of the future and can come from anywhere, and Google probably knows this more than anyone right now! To help celebrate their 10th birthday, Google invited...  Comment

Back in September, we asked our readers to contribute their best green business tips. We wanted you to share your ideas for going green in your small business. As usual, the Small Business...  Comment