Jim Gorzelany on Feb 03, 2012 10:44AM

Best New-Car Deals For February

February may be the shortest month of the year, but it?s big on new-car bargains as automakers continue to fine-tune their sales incentives ? here?s the best deals from the new-car brands reported to be offering the deepest discounts in the industry.

Jim Gorzelany on Feb 06, 2012 08:57AM

What Hyundai Didn't Include In Its Super Bowl Ad

  Image by AFP/Getty Images via @daylife Like many other automakers Hyundai ran a series of ads on this year's Super Bowl broadcast, including one for its popular Elantra line of cars. This one was a straightforward affair, focusing more on the vehicle than on, say, raging zombies, barking/singing dogs or Soup

Peter Gleick on Feb 06, 2012 09:18AM

"Global Warming Has Stopped"? How to Fool People Using "Cherry-Picked" Climate Data

The current favorite argument of those who argue that climate changes isn?t happening, or a problem, or worth dealing with, is that global warming has stopped. Therefore (they conclude) scientists must be wrong when they say that climate change is caused by humans, worsening, and ultimately a serious environmental problem

Anthony DeMarco on Feb 06, 2012 12:55PM

Retail E-commerce Spending Totals $161.5 Billion in 2011

Online retail spending for the fourth quarter of 2011 increased 14 percent, year-over-year, to $49.7 billion, according to comScore, which measures digital data. This growth rate represents the ninth consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year growth and fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth rates. For the entire 2011 year, U.S. retail e-commerce spending reached a record $161.5 billion, a 13-percent increase from 2010.

Trefis Team on Feb 06, 2012 12:49PM

Amazon Stock Good For $205, Maybe More If Margins Fatten

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Feb 06, 2012 01:10PM

Stocks edge lower amid Greece jitters

U.S. stocks slipped, as investors anxiously await a Greek government decision on budget cuts that are key to securing a second bailout and avoiding default.

Feb 06, 2012 10:23AM

This is NOT a tech bubble

The Nasdaq is at its highest level since the end of 2000. Highly speculative companies like Netflix and Zynga are soaring, and investors are salivating about possibly paying 100 times earnings for Facebook when it goes public.

Feb 06, 2012 01:05PM

Greece on the brink

Officials in Greece were under pressure Monday to agree on the terms of a new bailout package, as the threat of a default hangs over the country.

Feb 06, 2012 08:31AM

Citi wins OK for Chinese credit card

Citibank won approval to issue its own credit card in China, making it the first non-Asian bank to enter that market.

Feb 03, 2012 10:32AM

Kiss QE3 hopes goodbye. And good riddance!

The strong January jobs report may finally put a nail in the QE3 coffin.

Feb 06, 2012 12:05PM

Wall Street edges lower after string of gains (Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks edged lower on Monday as investors found little reason to extend a five-week rally on lingering uncertainty over whether Greece would accept the terms of a bailout.

Feb 06, 2012 12:44PM

Greeks delay bailout talks as Merkel demands action (Reuters)

Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece on Monday to make up its mind fast on accepting the painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout, but the country's political leaders responded by delaying their decision for yet another day.

Feb 06, 2012 12:54PM

Skepticism grows around Medco/Express Scripts deal (Reuters)

Reuters - Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as U.S. antitrust regulators weigh whether they have enough evidence to stop the megamerger.

Feb 06, 2012 01:10PM

MF Global shortfall worsened as bankruptcy neared (Reuters)

Reuters - The trustee liquidating MF Global Holdings Ltd's broker-dealer unit said the shortfall in commodity customer accounts began five days before the company's bankruptcy and grew in the days leading up to the Chapter 11 filing.

Feb 06, 2012 01:00PM

Analysis: Brent premium to U.S. oil set for another blowout? (Reuters)

Reuters - Brent crude's premium to U.S. oil could be poised for another record run after jumping 50 percent over the past week, as an expected build in Midwest inventories again exerts pressure on the U.S. benchmark.