Business

800-CEO-READ, a leading direct supplier of book-based resources, compiles a monthly list of best-selling business books based on purchases by its corporate customers nationwide. Here are the best-sellers for March 2009, plus descriptions of the Top 10.

The Obama administration warned Monday that scams targeting distressed homeowners struggling to modify their mortgages or avoid foreclosure are on the rise across the United States.

A group of 50 advocacy organizations has asked President Barack Obama to issue an executive order that encourages the hiring and training of minorities, women and low-income residents to work on federal construction projects, particularly those funded by the economic stimulus package.

In the current financial crisis, it might seem impossible to start or expand a business with a less-than-perfect credit score.

Shares of large U.S. life insurance companies initially surged Wednesday following news they may receive aid from the government's $700 billion financial industry rescue program.

If you are planning a bus trip and want to watch TV shows or video podcasts, you may want to get them from places like the Zune Marketplace or the iTunes Store before you leave.

In a bleak start to the earnings season, Alcoa Inc. reported a quarterly loss of $497 million, as the stumbling global economy continued to erode prices and demand for the aluminum maker's products.

Consumer borrowing plunged more than expected in February as Americans cut back their use of credit cards by a record amount.

Barack Obama had difficulty pronouncing the name of his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, but people forgave him. In fact, they forgave him for almost everything: his aura seemed to glow ever brighter as he made his first foray into global, crisis-busting diplomacy.

Wall Street extended its losses into a second day Tuesday as worries about banks' balance sheets and poor first-quarter earnings reports intensified.