U.S. Markets Volatile After Another Steep Dive in Europe

"Wall Street endured another volatile day on Wednesday as stocks plunged at the opening bell, spent much of the session in negative territory, then erased a 326-point deficit in the afternoon. Skip to next paragraph Multimedia Two Days of Market TurmoilGraphic Two Days of...

Lose weight by drinking maple syrup? Well, if it worked for Beyonce, I'll giv...

Let's get one thing straight: I don't like crash diets. I write about health and fitness for a living, and I know that in the long term they don't work. I know that the only way to look good is to eat well and exercise all year round.

Website offers whistleblowers chance to go global - Technology - smh.com.au

Wikileaks, a new website for collaborative leaking of government documents claims to have one million documents awaiting publication.

Ode to the R.I.A.A. - Pogue’s Posts - Technology - New York Times Blog

Egypt to excavate Roman city submerged in sea | Reuters.com

The Egyptian authorities have given the go ahead for the underwater exploration of what appears to be a Roman city submerged in the Mediterranean, Egypt's top archaeologist said on Monday.

Canada's Afghan mission extended

"Prime Minister Harper fought hard to get his motion through Canadian legislators have narrowly voted to extend the country's combat mission in Afghanistan by two years, until February 2009. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's motion passed by 149 votes to 145, despite opposition"

Consumer Price Index Rises 0.6

"Consumer prices vaulted higher in April, fueling concerns the Federal Reserve might keep"

Sahadi: You want a piece of me? Pay me. - Mar. 17, 2006

Thanks to proposed changes to the IRS' privacy regulation of tax preparers, everyone from H&R Block to your local tax-prep shop may be allowed to sell their clients' tax return information to any third party, including marketers and data brokers.

Medicare Officials Insisting on Wider Choices in Drug Benefits - New York Times

WASHINGTON, June 14 - As companies devise insurance policies for the new Medicare drug program, federal officials are pressing them to offer a surprisingly generous array of prescription drug choices, according to industry executives. As a result, experts say, the Medicare...