Jan 6th, 2009 · In its last appearance at Macworld — and the first without CEO Steve Jobs — Apple introduced the new MacBook Pro with a longer battery life, and changes to rights management in iTunes. Tom Krazit of CNET News says Jobs has been the main attraction at the expo for some time and his absence must have weighed on some people's minds.
Jan 6th, 2009 · Unemployment data out today paints a grim picture for metropolitan areas across the country. We explore which cities have been hit hardest and which cities are managing to escape the economic downturn.
Dec 30th, 2008 · Rainn Wilson plays beet-farming, archery-loving middle-management kook Dwight Shrute on NBC's The Office.
Dec 22nd, 2008 · The name Madoff has been sullied thanks to money manager Bernard Madoff who has been accused of creating a Ponzi scheme. Bernard Madoff is not the only Madoff in the country. Ari Madoff, a securities lawyer in Chicago, is trying to drum up business in the wake of the scandal.
Dec 19th, 2008 · La Scala's season opening production of Don Carlo caused a true sensation when management abruptly replaced the lead tenor with his understudy, American Stuart Neill, and the company's highly vocal fans made their feelings known.
Dec 19th, 2008 · FedEx reported higher profits in its most recent quarter, but sees trouble ahead. The package delivery giant is cutting salaries for some 36,000 managers. CEO Fred Smith will take the biggest cut in percentage terms, but all managers will see their paychecks shrink. FedEx and its main rival UPS are seeing overall package volume fall as the economy slows.
Dec 18th, 2008 · Money manager Bernard Madoff is free on $10 million bail. He's accused of running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. European reaction to the scandal has been complete disbelief that so much money could have been under so little scrutiny. European banks this week have been revealing their exposure to the scandal.
Dec 17th, 2008 · For the third year in a row, a Liberty Eagle gold coin worth almost $1,000 was dropped in a Salvation Army kettles. Each time, the coin has been accompanied by a small note, "In memory of Mimi." Megan Spears, resource management director of The Salvation Army of Lee County, Fla., talks about the donation.