The news that General Motors is paying $3.5 billion for AmeriCredit, an auto finance company, is another signal that change is coming to Detroit -- and quickly.
An amazing turnabout in the U.S. housing market over the past four years has pushed home prices to near record levels of affordability.
Suddenly, cash is king again. With more and more Americans worried about their job security, the personal savings rate has climbed to 3.6%, up from next to nothing two years ago. Investors, meanwhile, have parked billions of dollars on the sidelines while they wait for better days. But with interest rates on savings near record lows, it pays to be savvy about where you stockpile your rainy-day funds. Here's what you should keep in mind.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Colleen Howe, the wife of hockey great Gordie Howe and one of the first female sports agents, died Friday. She was 76.
The lock on the gate is rusting, as are the ramps once used to drive shiny new Lincolns onto transport trucks. The giant sign that once carried the Ford logo is painted white, the factory is shuttered, and the jobs gone.
Economist and author Ben Stein speaks with CNN's Wolf Blitzer about the challenges faced by the U.S. economy.
Finalists squared off Friday in the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Sameer Mishra, a 13-year-old from West Lafayette, Indiana, won the 81st Scripps National Spelling Bee Friday night
Cancer blogger dies at 18
Miles Levin was determined to have his say in life, even with cancer ravaging his young body.
General Motors Corp. said Monday it is buying 50 percent of Italian diesel engine maker VM Motori from Penske Corp. and will launch a new high-performance V6 diesel engine built by VM Motori.
From Miles Levin's big smile, you'd think he was just another happy teenager.
You can imagine it: a white house, a picket fence, a brick walkway to a green front door, and a beautiful foyer. Backyard barbecues, a two-car garage, and a living room with plenty of space for your surround-sound theater.
Mike Kelly is a 21st-century town crier who's using the Internet to inform residents in small communities about local events and activities that affect their daily lives. His 1 1/2-year-old Website...
To celebrate our 25th-anniversary year, MONEY is spending 1997 helping the residents of Elgin, Ill., a typical American town (pop. 85,000), get smarter about their personal finances. As part of thi...
We're flattered that much of our recent mail has come from readers thanking us for tips that helped them improve their financial lives. A story that you frequently cite is January's "Stop Throwing ...
His autobiography has fallen off the best-seller list after selling over five million copies, but there is no letup in public interest about Lee Iacocca. The man who rescued Chrysler Corp. gets abo...
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