Compiled by Abhishek Raghunath on Jul 30, 2010 03:00PM

How Much of the Reality Show is Scripted?

Fiction is so last century. Reality TV now takes centre stage on our TV screens. Varun Duggirala, who produced Get Gorgeous 5, Launchpad 3 and Kidnap, tells us what really goes on behind the 'reality'.

Kym McNicholas on Jul 29, 2010 06:22PM

Coinstar Cuts Sales Outlook

After hours: Microsoft's Ballmer says tablets are a priority; U.S. Government sues Oracle.

Mia Saini on Jul 29, 2010 04:00PM

Retail Growth: Plus Size

The growing $47 billion industry is becoming more acceptable and fashionable.

Mike Ozanian, Neil Weinberg on Jul 29, 2010 03:14PM

Unemployment Soars

Why employment rates won't get better any time soon.

Saumya Roy on Jul 29, 2010 03:00PM

Fast Fashion: Zara in India

The latest catwalk designs, at affordable prices. That's Zara's promise. But to deliver that in India, it will have to tweak its centralized business model.

Jul 30, 2010 01:42PM

Stocks: Best monthly gain in a year

Despite a mixed performance on Friday, stocks booked the best monthly gain in a year, with the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 both rising nearly 7% in July.

Jul 30, 2010 02:05PM

Treasurys rise on weaker GDP

A weaker-than-expected government report on the economy sent investors flocking back into Treasurys Friday, pushing the prices up on U.S. debt and driving yields down.

Jul 30, 2010 09:36AM

Consumers not spending like drunken sailors

The economy is heading nowhere fast. That's the bad news. But the good news is that it still seems like consumers may have actually learned a lesson or two about reckless fiscal behavior.

Jul 29, 2010 03:57PM

Stocks edge lower

Stocks slid Thursday, although they finished off their session lows, as investors weighed cautious comments from a regional Federal Reserve president about the health of the economy and a mix of quarterly profit reports.

Jul 30, 2010 01:36AM

The SEC still needs to escape regulatory capture. Here's how.

It's a natural human tendency to rely on the opinions of friends. We all do it, but, given the right circumstances, that impulse can endanger anything from interpersonal relationships to world economies.

Jul 30, 2010 01:45PM

Wall Street marks best month in a year in July (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. stocks closed little changed on Friday, but Wall Street wrapped up its best month in a year after the earnings season rounded the final turn with a group of strong results that offset the impact of poor economic data.

Jul 30, 2010 02:46PM

Jobs data, earnings latest test for stocks (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. stocks are unlikely to break above a key technical level next week unless monthly jobs data and consumer company results paint a more promising picture of the recovery.

Jul 30, 2010 11:32AM

Cuomo widens insurer probe with 6 more subpoenas (Reuters)

Reuters - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has subpoenaed six more insurers as the state widens a probe into whether life insurance companies have defrauded families of deceased members of the military.

Jul 30, 2010 02:06PM

Imports slow Q2 growth as business spending surges (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and the pace of consumer spending eased, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010.

Jul 30, 2010 10:30AM

Goldman employees still enamored with firm and CEO (Reuters)

Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is the bank many Americans love to hate, but one group just plain loves it: its employees.