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.Bye bye bonus: Bank of America Chief executive Kenneth Lewis is to go without a salary or bonus for 2009, based on the advice of US government 'compensation czar' Kenneth Feinberg. Lewis, whose management has been much criticized and came in for particular flak over last year's purchase of Merrill ...

Your economic stimulus money is helping to keep the lights on at an electrical contractor' shop in Hawaii, the state where Barack Obama went to high school. The price-tag: $366,578 for A-1 A-lectrician Inc. to do repairs and seismic upgrades at a federal building in Hilo. That kind of detail is now ...

A senior Conservative MP used his parliamentary expenses to a pay a company he set up to run his office, it has emerged. In its latest revelation regarding MPs' expenses, the Daily Telegraph has revealed David Wilshire paid more than £100,000 of taxpayers' money to his own company.

Eight months after President Obama signed the federal stimulus funding into law, states are seeing the money flow now. A health clinic in a low-income part of Nashville, Tenn., teachers in California and highway construction workers in Illinois were among the beneficiaries.

Maker of microchips loses money in third quarter but shipments were higher than expected

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SEATTLE (AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. lost money in the third quarter but said Thursday that sales were stronger than expected, adding to mounting evidence that consumer spending is fueling a turnaround in the personal computer market....

What does health insurance cost? What is normal? Nine people talk about what they pay, what they get for their money -- and what reform means to them.

This week's highlights include a review of Where the Wild Things Are, advice for spotting college money scams aimed at single moms, and an interesting legal case about the mom's-last-name vs. dad's-last-name debate. On the Blogs: Where the Wild Things Are: Who is the Movie For? - Carey points out that the intended audience of this sure-to-be-popular movie isn't necessarily kids. Free College for Single Mothers? - Are the promises too good to be true? You betcha! In the News: TLC Sues Jon Gosselin for Breach of Contract - To boot, the lawsuit claims the re-configured 'Kate Plus Eight' show is now 'suspended indefinitely.' High Court: Child should Keep Mother's Name - After being changed on appeal, this dispute over one child's last name went all the way to the Iowa Supreme Court. Franklin, TN, Father released from Japanese Jail - Christopher Savoie was jailed after trying to retrieve his children, who he says were illegally removed from the US by their mother. Photo © njgphoto

European stocks exchanges have gotten a run for their money from competitors set up by banks and brokers.