Global approach now favored for marine conservation

Given the price a single bluefin tuna can fetch -- one sold for a record $173,600 a few years ago at Tokyo's Tsukiji market -- it's not surprising that the rich, buttery fish is a prized catch. Or that it has prompted a feeding frenzy among international traders.

How to Deal: Bridging the gaps in multigenerational workforce

What do you do when someone treats you as though you aren't allowed at the "adult table" at work? There's a more-than-20-year age difference, and I can't remember the last time I was "carded." We have jobs at comparable levels. Neither person is senior to the other. I get the impression that this...

Book can help you regift the right way

Given the state of the economy and your bank account, buying gifts for certain friends and family may not be possible this holiday season.

The Big Money: The hard life of the annoying mall kiosk worker

"Excuse me, sir. How old is your daughter? She's adorable." The speaker, a young woman wearing blacks and grays and no perfume, has to raise her voice by the end, as her target scurries away.

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No-stock portfolio experiment fares well

Aside from short sellers and people who had no money in stocks, investors weren't feeling especially grateful around Thanksgiving 2008. In fact, on the Monday after the holiday weekend, the Dow Jones industrial average lost nearly 680 points, or 7.7 percent. That was the fourth time in three months...

Avoid the crowds and save money online

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Black Friday shopping expected to top last year's

More people are expected to shop on Black Friday this year, but some retail experts say the annual shopping bonanza -- so closely watched for signs of customers' willingness to spend -- actually has little bearing on the fate of the holiday season.

A new kind of company, a new challenge for feds

One is a giant of the entertainment world -- a tangle of television networks, a film studio and a stable of hit shows. The other is a cable colossus, the nation's largest provider of cable TV and Internet access. Together, the possibilities are endless.

'Cash for Clunkers,' household edition

In U.S. history, there may have been no better time to own a junk car, a rattling old fridge and a leaking dishwasher.

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INVESTING World stock markets tumbled Thursday after the Dubai government's flagship investment company sought a six-month reprieve on its debt payments and the U.S. dollar continued its slide against other global currencies.

New economic numbers offer modest hope

A new round of economic data released Wednesday offers evidence that the economic expansion has continued through the latter part of the year but raises questions about the strength of the industrial sector in the months ahead.