Small business owners say they're not yet feeling the effects of an improving economy, and most aren't rushing to hire, or seeking funds to invest in their businesses.

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.

Federal and state officials are looking into so-called "pension advances," deals they say are digging retirees and military veterans deep into debt, while also putting individual investors at risk.

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 the investing world, from beer can makers and ETFs, to Chinese technology and more.

From a restaurant owner who hid cash receipts in "seasoned octopus" boxes to a self-proclaimed governor of Alabama who buried gold coins in his yard, here are some of the wildest tax fraud investigations the IRS has undertaken in the past year.

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Georgia is rarely thought of as union-friendly, but as the entertainment industry in the peach state has flourished, so too have the membership rolls of local unions.

IBM's supercomputer is getting a job in customer service.

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It's time for the Web 1.0 icon to put down its credit card and get back to work.

If you remain skeptical of the airline stocks, Jim Cramer suggests giving this play a closer look.

Equity markets have rallied since 2009, but so have bonds. Meanwhile Commodities are down and the U.S. dollar is up. These are not normal market relationships. What\'s really going on?

Should investors consider this energy ETF for excellent sector exposure?

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Members of Generation X lost more during the financial crisis than boomers did, and are coming out of it less prepared for retirement.

Robotics researchers are trying to develop robots that could one day take care of elderly people. MarketWatch Radio's Joan Doniger talks with Jim Osborn, Executive Director and a co-founder of the Quality of Life Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University.

New research shows that when you take a financial problem, or your retirement goals, to two or three financial advisers, you’re unlikely to get the same recommendations about what investment products to buy or what strategy to pursue. And that could make a big difference in your financial future.

As air travelers become inured to baggage fees, airlines are betting they’ll accept additional extra charges. Want to change your flight? That’ll be $200 extra.

In the official memo announcing Yahoo’s $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr today, the companies promised not to “screw it up.” But similar promises have been made before. What happened after Yahoo purchased Flickr back in 2005? Find that story and more in today’s Personal Finance Daily.

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Upstart electric car maker Tesla Motors is receiving a huge windfall from an unlikely source: competing automakers.

Early indicators show it could be another day of tepid trading Tuesday, but a few individual stocks may grab the spotlight.

Anu Mandavilli is joining a protest against Gap, at the clothing company's annual meeting on Tuesday.

The Internet asked Marissa Mayer to "please make Flickr awesome again," and in turn, the Yahoo CEO is revamping her company's photo-sharing service.

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Investors have been dumping bonds lately, but a little-known technical indicator suggests that may not last for long.

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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