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An image from a response ad by Microsoft meant to counter a campaign from Apple that characterizes PCs as geeky.

A MarketWatch rundown of companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Mondays session.

Crisscrossing the country in corporate jets may no longer fly in Detroit after car executives got a dressing down from Congress. But on Wall Street, the coveted executive perk has hardly been grounded.

To cut back on my spending this year, I asked my kids to trim their wish lists -- and you can too.

Apple Inc's shares fell almost 4 percent on Wednesday on concerns about the health of its chief executive and whether the company had any new products planned after it said Steve Jobs would not deliver the keynote speech at its upcoming technology show.

A former Nasdaq stock market chairman was arrested on a securities fraud charge Thursday, accused of running a phony investment business that lost at least $50 billion before he confessed to senior employees it was a "giant Ponzi scheme," authorities said.

Labor, lawmakers and the auto industry bargained in unprecedented private talks at the Capitol Thursday night, claiming progress in a common struggle to salvage a $14 billion government bailout of the nation's Big Three carmakers.

Energy company Equitable Resources will replace Transocean Inc. in the benchmark S&P 500 Index, Standard & Poor's said Thursday.

Wall Street expects the government to report that new claims for unemployment benefits increased last week as companies ramped-up layoffs amid the recession.

I normally dont put too much weight in the year-ahead forecasts that advisers circulate every December.

We've found 18 sites to help you save money -- and avoid the crowds.

Troubled U.K. bank HBOS says Friday that its bad debt charge has soared over 70% to around 5 billion pounds ($7.5 billion) in the last couple of months as credit quality has deteriorated sharply and asset prices have fallen further.