Level 3 Communications calls Comcast fees for Netflix feeds unfair

An online networking company that carries video feeds for Netflix has accused Comcast of demanding unfair fees to provide that video to home subscribers, raising questions about the cable giant's power to control consumers' access to the Internet.

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TARP expected to cost U.S. only $25 billion, CBO says

The Troubled Assets Relief Program, which was widely reviled as a $700 billion bailout for Wall Street titans, is now expected to cost the federal government a mere $25 billion - the equivalent of less than six months of emergency jobless benefits.

Retailers report strong holiday sales online and in stores

Retailers rang up strong sales online and in stores during the post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza, sparking hopes for a merrier holiday season.

Days of rapid growth and focus on trading are over for banks, analysts say

Two years after benefiting from an extraordinary government bailout, banks are hitting a wall.

Faster cellphones to bring a wave of new services and charges

If you think cellphone bills are complicated now, just wait.

Cyber Monday: Deals, details, news, roundup

Cyber Monday deals are everywhere. You just have to know where to look. And Melissa Bell has put together a pretty good shopping cheatsheet to start with:

Thanksgiving weekend shopping rises to $45 billion, exceeding expectations

Consumers were out in force and in the mood to spend over the Thanksgiving weekend, exceeding industry expectations and giving retailers a promising start to the all-important holiday shopping season.

Economic events of note for the week of Nov. 29

Is Wall Street fundamentally producing any value for the U.S. economy? In his latest New Yorker article, John Cassidy argues that, to a surprising extent, the answer is no. And what's going on with soaring corporate earnings? Justin Fox at the Harvard Business Review crunches the numbers on his b...

Washington area appointments for the week of Nov. 29

ManTech International of Fairfax named Judith L. Bjornaas, former chief financial officer and treasurer at NCI, senior vice president of financial planning and analysis.

Lerner loses Tysons Corner land price case

In the arduous process of acquiring the land needed to extend Metrorail to Tysons Corner, the Virginia Department of Transportation won a small battle recently with a big foe, real estate magnate and Washington Nationals owner Theodore N. Lerner.