Dell says it will save as much as $3 billion over the next three years as it cuts costs and lays off more workers.

The federal government offers little help to victims of identity theft, but would Americans even want the help if it was offered?

A study at Yale University shows that women who lose their cool are viewed as less competent in their careers than men who get angry.

St. Paul area homeowners, many of them Democrats, are hoping to profit by putting up people from the pachyderm party.

The credit crunch has claimed another Minnesota student loan lender.

A 14-year-old student has been accused of rigging a camera so that it could deliver an electrical shock similar to a Taser.

Paper or plastic? Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and City Council President Richard Conlin say the answer is neither. The two are proposing a 20-cent fee on disposable shopping bags at grocery, drug and convenience stores.

Gasoline prices extended their record run at the pump Thursday, but took a breather in futures trading as investors collected profits from the previous session's huge advance.

Sales launched only a few weeks ago but already 4 out of the 15 units at the Canvas Condos at 118 Greenpoint Avenue have accepted offers on them. Frankly, we're not surprised. This is one of the nicer boutique projects

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Someone didn't get the memo that pie-in-the-sky asking prices have no place in today's market. At least we know where to send it: 52 Fort Greene Place. If this four-story house were on a better block or was more compelling

One of Brooklyn's biggest little coffee/pastry chains, Connecticut Muffin, is opening another Fort Greene location, this one at the corner of Lafayette and Fulton. The storefront used to be a Citibank mortgage center, according to General Greene, and it looks

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Agriculture ETFs gain ground on positive earnings reports.

2008 is off to an ugly start. We review the many losers and precious few winners.

Research In Motion's huge quarter allays concerns over an iPhone threat.

A government crash test of the 2008 Smart Fortwo micro car gave it five stars in side-impact testing but also found a safety ...

CARBONDALE - With the advent of a Wal-Mart Supercenter opening in Murphysboro, small business owner Tina Bruce had two hopes.

Robert Butler holds the record as the longest-serving mayor in Illinois history, holding the office since 1963. He has been profiled in The New York Times, and there is even a Wikipedia entry on the 81-year-old Republican on the Internet.