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How to manage your business in a recession
9:33am · By Geoff Colvin
There's no script for running a company in this historic downturn. So what the heck do you do? more
4:21pm · By Nina Easton
Unions and business agree: The economy needs a jolt. But they have different views about what spending will mean.  more
3:13pm · By Jessi Hempel
Facebook and Twitter may be more popular than ever among users, but what are they worth? more
4:21pm · By Colin Barr
The FDIC took one Boston bank to task for its practices. Soon after, the Treasury offered up a $12 million.  more
12:45pm · By Beth Kowitt
Investor Daily: Shares have taken a beating, but the media company's dividend keeps growing. more
Jan 7 · By Mitchell Zuckoff
Some commentators are finding a tempting comparison between the Madoff scandal and the Social Security system. Here's why it's wrong. more
7:57am · By Jessi Hempel
Microsoft, not Google, will be the default search provider for all phones on the Verizon Wireless.  more
Jan 7 · By By Telis Demos
There are several avenues lawyers may use to go after the alleged swindler's network of conduits. more
Apple 2.0
Leave it to Apple to turn the lifting of restrictions from iTunes into a profit center.  more
  • On CNN 
    Madoff: Secrets of a Scandal
    A CNN-Fortune Special Investigation with CNN's Christine Romans and Fortune Managing Editor Andy Serwer. Saturday and Sunday, 8 pm ET more
  • Transition to power 
    How Geithner can avoid Paulson's mistakes
    The new Treasury secretary must show the public he has an actual plan to deal with the banking crisis. more
  • Tech 
    Life after iPhone
    Tech Daily: The device has been great for AT&T. What will the telco do for an encore? more
  • 21 DUMBEST 
    Dumbest Moments in Business
    We don't know whether to laugh or cry. Our annual list of the year's most laughable moves proves that, even in moments of crisis, stupidity lives on. more
  • Investor's Guide 
    Best stocks for 2009
    We're mired in the grizzliest bear market in decades. The good news: Stocks have been marked down to holiday-sale levels.  more
  • technology 
    4 tech predictions for 2009
    The technology outlook for the new year looks pretty grim, but here are a few trends that could pay off. more
  • consumer tech 
    7 affordable gadgets for the holidays
    With consumers pinching pennies, prices of Blu-ray players, GPS devices and other tech toys are falling. more
Cashing in on recycling
With communities facing tough financial times, a recycling company uses incentives to get people filling up their blue bins. morevideo
E-car uses 19th century technology
Inventor Dean Kamen is using technology from 1816 to extend the range of today's electric cars. morevideo
Keeping Xmas cards from the dump
Holiday cards may bring joy but pile up in landfills which the USPS and business hope to change. morevideo
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In the valedictory keynote Steve Jobs decided not to give, Apple senior VP Phil Schiller Tuesday unveiled a new 17-inch MacBook Pro, new iTunes pricing, and revisions to the company's iLife and iWork software.  more
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Level 3 Communications Inc 1.33 38.54%
Sears Hldgs Corp 50.21 23.82%
Shaw Group Inc 27.33 23.27%
Visteon Corp 0.49 21.90%
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Dow Jones8,742.46-0.31%
Nasdaq1,617.011.12%
S&P 500909.730.34%
10yr111 12/32Yield: 2.44%
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Charter Communications Inc D 0.22 26.59%
Cablevision Systems Corporation 19.18 15.54%
Dish Network Corp 13.51 12.40%
Qwest Communications Intl In 4.00 11.73%
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