Finance

Greece and the investors who bought its bonds have the beginnings of a deal that could avert a disastrous, long-feared Greek default on its debt. But don't expect a celebration on Wall Street this week.

Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester will not be accepting a 1 million pound ($1.5 million) bonus that drew criticism from British public and politicians, the bank said Sunday.

Federal prosecutors say data from users of Megaupload could be deleted as soon as Thursday.

Asian stock markets fell Monday, with slower-than-expected growth in the U.S. and uncertainty about a tentative deal to resolve Greece's debt crisis weighing on investor sentiment.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders meeting for a summit will only have to look out of the window to see the biggest problem with their steady diet of austerity and belt-tightening to fix the financial crisis: disgruntled workers organizing a nationwide strike to protest the irection in which Europe is heading.

Exxon Mobil Corp. is selling its Japanese refining and marketing business to partner TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. in a deal valued at $3.9 billion.

A disorderly and potentially devastating Greek debt default is looking much less likely.

Germany is proposing that debt-ridden Greece temporarily cede sovereignty over tax and spending decisions to a powerful eurozone budget commissioner before it can secure further bailouts, an official in Berlin said Saturday.

Europe's crippling debt crisis dominated the world's foremost gathering of business and political leaders, but for the first time the growing inequality between the planet's haves and have-nots became an issue, thanks largely to the Arab Spring uprisings, the Occupy movement and other protests aroud the globe.

Beware the Liam in Winter. Liam Neeson's "The Grey" topped the weekend box office with $20 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, continuing the actor's success as an action star in the winter months.

Did you hire someone to help around the house? You could have some tax housekeeping to do by Jan. 31.

The added cost of car rental coverage in your auto insurance isn't much, but will you use it?

If you have no credit, co-signing a car loan with someone who does can help, but it's risky.

An annuity is one type of investment for retirement. Before you buy, answer these questions.

Take steps now to prepare for the new Medicare tax slated for 2013.

Download the Schedule B (Form 1040 or 1040A) to report interest and ordinary dividends earned.

Beneficiaries use this to report their share of an estate's or trust's income and more.

This new form is issued to taxpayers who accepted merchant cards for payments.

File Form 926 to report certain transfers of property to a foreign corporation.

Check out the net worth of 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney, and see how he makes money.

Bold, strong colors made their presence felt on the red carpet of the Screen Actors Guild Awards. If nudes and blush tones were the big trends at the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards dresses hit spring's trend for bright, snappy colors like Emily Blunt's stunning green Oscar de la Renta dress and Mich...

What Is The Irrelevance Of Conventional Wisdom In Achieving Investment Results? The Epic Battle The most difficult battle an investor must face in their investment career is the battle within them ? either accepting and following conventional wisdom or developing a new way of looking at their inves...

This week I had a unique opportunity to speak with Laura Striese of Brand Synergy Group. She, like me, got herself a fantastic partner and ventured out on her own. Laura has this exciting life dealin with pop stars.

It's the end of January. How's your financial resolution?

Every entrepreneur has an idea for transforming a market with innovative new technology, or transforming society with a new process. But unfortunately, most of these ideas fail at the execution level or are not truly innovative.

Two important political events occurred last week: The State of the Union address and the GOP debate in Florida. I wrote about the body language of President Obama in my last Forbes blog. This morning I was interviewed by Henry Tenenbaum on KRON TV about the body language of the GOP candidates duri...

?s balance sheet shows $97.6 billion in cash. There are cries from investors that the cash pile needs to be reduced and some of that value needs to go back to the shareholders. I think they?ll be caling for this for a long time.

We have combed through the data on 2012's crop of pickup trucks, and determined which trucks are the year's toughest.

Pall Corp. recently delivered better than expected results for the first quarter of its fiscal 2012. This marked its sixth positive earnings surprise in seven quarters.

? In my previous post, I criticized the FOMC's recent changes in the name of transparency, and hoped that the new moves anticipated last week would partially erase one of them. Specifically, I had hoped that the anticipated addition of the Fed Funds targets of individual FOMC members???which I thou...

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VALE announced that its new giant bulk carriers will be manufactured in China and South Korea as the domestic market is already working at full capacity.

Oil giant Statoil ASA has awarded a contract to build two category D semi-submersible rigs for use on Norwegian Continental Shelf worth $2.47 billion to Norway's Songa Offshore.

Amazon.com Inc. has announced that it will acquire UK-based online bookseller, The Book Depository International.

The company acquired worldwide development and commercialization rights to AC105.

Starbucks Corporation, is introducing sophisticated and time effective technology to its portfolio namely Starbucks for iPhone.

We retain our Outperform rating on Discover based on its dominant position, focus to explore opportunities for inorganic growth and implements several capital-bolstering initiatives.

Deckers Outdoor Corporation recently announced that it has completed the buyout of the Sanuk brand on July 1, 2011.

Constellation Brands Inc., the largest wine company in the world, posted its first-quarter 2012 results.

Medco attempts to curtail costs of treating patients suffering from HCV