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Smart-grid technology will bring huge savings to companies as varied as Cisco, PG&E, and Cargill, and to consumers, too. But who will foot the bill?

A new survey shows increased service-sector activity, but few managers are confident enough to start hiring again, and industries continue to shed jobs

With Cash for Clunkers in the history books, BW's Chris Farrell says higher gasoline taxes would create a demand boost for smaller cars

S&P Ratings sees sales remaining weak into 2010 for the world's major automakers after government incentives pumped sales by drawing on future demand

I've written a series of blog posts arguing that real earnings of young college grads have been falling since 2000, not just in inflation-adjusted dollars, but also relative to less educated peers. (for example, see "Earnings of Young College ...

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Universal Pictures' co-chairs Marc Shmuger and David Linde were sent packing, not just for box-office misfires but because Hollywood is nervous about fading DVD sales, says BW's Ron Grover

What does the future of TV look like? If you believe Toshiba, it will be a 55-inch, flat-screen, liquid-crystal-display TV. It will come with a 3-terabyte hard disk drive. And it will run on the ultrafast Cell multimedia chip, which was co-developed by Toshiba, ...

The Yellow Ribbon program, a new package of benefits for returning GIs, makes it easier for higher ed to recruit veterans—and business schools are signing them up

The heads of the Chrysler and Dodge brands are pushed aside as CEO Sergio Marchionne moves quickly to put his stamp on the troubled company

Swedish financial daily Dagens Industri on Monday reported that Swedish and American investors were discussing a joint bid for Ford-owned Volvo Cars.

Last week, Cisco stole the headlines with its $3 billion purchase of Tandberg, the second-largest player in the videoconferencing market Cisco was number three. If the deal closes, Cisco will still trail Polycom, but will be a very strong No. 2 with ...

As the labor market continues to deteriorate, the topic on the top of everyone's mind is: Where are the growth areas for the future?

What Wall Street analysts are saying about selected stocks in the news Monday

The Internet calling provider moves to stem customer losses to Comcast with apps for overseas talk on Apple's iPhone and Research In Motion's BlackBerry