As Facebook IPO nears, the case for dull stocks
Investors thinking of buying a piece of Facebook after it goes public are hoping it will perform like Google, whose stock has risen 500 percent since its debut seven and a half years ago.
Some can find nice tax-season surprises
After the financial stress of the last few years, your tax return this year might offer you some of the first relief you've had in a long time, but it also might deliver some disappointment.
Whitney Houston: Voice for ages tarnished by addiction
The voice floats confidently but quietly in the first few lines of Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You," the song for which the superstar vocalist, who died Saturday of unknown causes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,will always be remembered.
Whitney Houston, pop titan, dies at 48
Whitney Houston, a willowy church singer with a towering voice who became a titan of the pop charts in the 1980s and 1990s but then saw much of her success crumble away amid the fumes of addiction and reckless ego, has died. She was 48.
Whitney Houston's death: Hotel guests stunned at news
Guests arriving for a pre-Grammy party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday night were abuzz with the news of the death of Whitney Houston, who died earlier in her room at the hotel.
Whitney Houston, 48, found dead in Beverly Hills
Singer Whitney Houston, who reigned as one of the world's top pop stars in the 1980s and '90s but suffered from recurring bouts with drugs and alcohol, was found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel room Saturday.
As Facebook IPO nears, the case for dull stocks
Investors thinking of buying a piece of Facebook after it goes public are hoping it will perform like Google, whose stock has risen 500 percent since its debut seven and a half years ago.
Week's recalls: chandeliers, coffee makers, lamps
Crystal chandeliers with a dangerous tendency to fall, single-cup coffee makers that may spray scalding liquid on users and lamps that may start fires are among the consumer products recalled this week.
Box Office Preview: Audiences to take 'The Vow'
In what's shaping up to be a strong Valentine's weekend at the nation's theaters, four heartfelt newcomers are hoping to feel the love from smitten audiences.
FAMU names experts to anti-hazing committee
Seven experts, including a former judge, two college professors and a former president of the National Association of Black Psychologists, have been appointed to a committee charged with helping Florida A&M University figure out how to banish hazing from its campus.
Sexcetera: She's ready to dump all three of her lovers if they don't give her Valentine's Day gifts
Q: I've been dating three men, but none of them is exactly what I want. One is bossy. One is lovely. One is just plain sexy. I'm not sure that any of these relationships is going to lead to marriage, which is my goal. I've decided I'm going to dump them all after Valentine's Day if I don't get a present. Am I doing the right thing?
Sex toys, nude pools and more: Hot hotel amenities
On Valentine's Day, just about anything can get a person in the mood - but there are some things are a sure bet. That's why we perused our most romantic hotels to find come-hither amenities that could have even total strangers getting hot and heavy in no time. Grab your spouse, significant other, or the eye candy that lives next door and check in to one of these sexy spots.
Ill-timed fight erupts over money-market funds
A fight is breaking out between the money-market mutual fund industry and federal regulators. Whatever the outcome, investors will question whether they can continue to rely on money funds as a safe place to keep cash readily accessible.
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