The story sounds like a scene from a horror film. A telemarketing representative can't accept rejection. He calls back. This time, instead of reading from the assigned script in typical...
Carol Calkins, a regional partner in Dallas for PricewaterhouseCoopers and a single mother of two, knows what it's like to be a "supermom." That's why the company selected her to...
Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush talk frequently and publicly about their divergent prescriptions for Social Security. Beyond their visions of Americans' retirement security, though, the...
The novelty of online shopping is gone. So are many of its players. The exponential month-to-month sales gains aren't there either. Before it could bring brick-and-mortar retailing to its knees,...
Four months ago, a tug-of-war between Congress and the states over Internet sales taxes made it seem as if the states were about to get soaked. The House extended for...
Listen to the political pundits and pollsters if you must, but to predict who will win this year's presidential election, you may also want to keep an eye on the...
After watching a "Royal Diaries" segment -- a 30-minute, ultracondensed version of Cleopatra's trip to Rome to garner support for her father and his return to power in Egypt --...
If your mutual fund manager picks stocks with all the prowess of a monkey throwing darts, don't worry. Revenge for your paltry returns may be at hand. A new Dallas-based...
For 16 years, Sharron Hawkins of Gun Barrel City, Texas, searched for her younger sister, who had disappeared in 1983 while traveling from Texas to Florida. Hawkins blanketed the country...
Forbes.com recently unveiled its conception of the personal computer in 2010. Among the ultra high-tech components envisioned is a hard drive capable of holding up to 1 terabyte, or 1,000...