Stars ranging from royalty to Playboy playmates have pitched for the weight-loss company over the years. See some of the most memorable Weight Watchers celebrity spokespeople.

When Marcia Connelley and Terri Paradise, friends and colleagues at the Chicago office of payroll services company Paychex, first discussed starting a business together, the idea seemed like just a fantasy.

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High stress and long hours led these entrepreneurs to pack on the weight.

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Between ballooning student loans, credit cards and money owed to family members, graduates of the class of 2013 are facing an average $35,200 in debt, a Fidelity survey found.

Money magazine's Best Deals on Everything: Your guide to the latest bargains in videocams, tablets, flat-screen TVs and more.

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There is a good case for Yahoo to buy Tumblr. But there's a better case for it not to.

Buoyed by record profits, the company that invented the VCR -- then lost out to rivals -- shows it can still crank out high-tech magic. But Sony has yet to solve basic problems that hammered earnings before and could again.

These cars and trucks double as cabs, cargo vans, and everything in between.

A new Forrester survey compares it to Google and Microsoft.

Cities in California and Texas are already seeing the early signs of a housing bubble.

Conspicuous consumption could be robbing you of future wealth.

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Investors seeking total return, both regular income and long term capital appreciation, should include balanced funds in their portfolio.

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If you’re a java snob searching for the perfect cup of joe, the folks at San Francisco-based Blossom Coffee have quite the proposition: a limited-edition machine, called simply the Blossom One, that has plenty of ones in its price tag — as in $11,111.

Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and the policing of the new red-light district.

Consumers looking for a bargain on concerts and sporting events may find it pays to procrastinate. With more e-tickets in play, there are often steep price drops at the last minute.

In many countries, less than half the population feel safe walking in their communities at night. Internal conflict and repressive regimes are marked problems in many of countries where citizens feel unsafe. Some of the nations are among the world’s poorest. Based on data reviewed by 24/7 Wall St., here are 10 countries where people fear for their safety. […]

The Fed will be in focus in the coming week on Wall Street. Larry Kofsky has a preview.

Property prices continued to rise last month in China, defying policymakers who have sought to cool the housing market while preserving robust economic growth.

Gas prices are slightly lower this year, but that's not leading to a large pick-up in consumer spending, according to a survey by Bankrate.com.

The Yahoo board has reportedly approved a deal to pay $1.1 billion in cash for the blogging site Tumblr.

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Don't try parsing these words for hints about monetary policy.

The Internal Revenue Service scandal couldn't have come at a worse time for the nation's 2 million federal workers, who are desperate to end furloughs and get their first raise in three years.

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Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney was unexpectedly appointed as the next head of the Bank of England, succeeding Mervyn King

Ottawa announced Monday that Canadians can contribute a total of $5,500 a year to their Tax Free Savings Accounts starting in 2013

The real estate industry has ramped up its attack on rules making it harder to borrow, but its challengers face a big obstacle — mortgage restrictions are working exactly the way the government wants them to

The big picture will come Tuesday, when the OECD provides its latest reading on the global economy — and where Canada stands in the mix

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