Manitowoc: A Big Lift from Global Growth

Standard & Poor's likes the crane maker's efforts to boost its business in emerging markets and rates the shares a strong buy

Lean Times for Restaurants

A shaky economy and higher food and labor costs are squeezing eateries. How can chains raise prices and hold on to their customers?

WaMu Ditches the Wholesale Mortgage Biz

Washington Mutual will cut its risks on mortgages and raise $7 billion amid a $1.1 billion quarterly loss

A Rescue for WaMu?

A much-needed cash infusion, if it comes, could allow the mortgage broker to return to profitability sooner

What Makes Us Click?

Whether through curiosity or by accident, the decision to click on an online ad can be studied—and can inform design

Obama: $1 Million in a Minute

The latest salvo in the Presidential hopeful's Web campaign is a site designed to process a million dollars in 60 seconds

Foreign Markets Finding Their Feet

Many overseas markets have stabilized and look to be tracing out bottoming patterns very similar to the U.S.

Analyst Actions: Massey Energy, KLA-Tencor, Columbia Sportswear

S&P Picks and Pans: Alcon, WaMu, Microsoft, Yahoo, Borders

Analysts' opinions on stocks making headlines on Monday

Money Doesn't Grow on Trees, But Gasoline Might

Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of "green gasoline," a liquid identical to standard gasoline yet created from sustainable biomass sources like switchgrass and poplar trees.Reporting in the cover article of the April 7, 2008 issue of Chemistry & Sustainability, Energy & Materials (ChemSusChem), chemical engineer and National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER awardee George Huber of the University ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111392&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.

Stocks to Open Higher

Yahoo wants Microsoft to raise its buyout offer, while Washington Mutual may get a $5 billion capital infusion

Movers: WaMu, Yahoo, Apple, Alcon

Monday's stocks in the news

Pat Nixon

Pat Nixon was the wife of U.S. president Richard Nixon and served as First Lady from 20 January 1969 to 8 August 1974. ... more

Fix Common Photo Problems With a Polarizer

Use a simple lens filter to improve contrast and eliminate reflections in your pictures.

Fix Common Photo Problems With a Polarizer

Use a simple lens filter to improve contrast and eliminate reflections in your pictures.

Robin Hood

Robin Hood is a legendary hero of English folklore. In the old tales, Robin Hood is an expert archer and good-hearted outlaw who lives in England's Sherwood Forest and "robs from the rich and gives ... more

10 Cool Gadgets You Can't Get Here--Yet

A high-definition TV you can carry in your pocket. A remote you talk to. A dongle for bringing HDTV broadcasts to your laptop while you're on the go. Sound great? Too bad, because you'll have to cross an ocean to get them.

10 Cool Gadgets You Can't Get Here--Yet

A high-definition TV you can carry in your pocket. A remote you talk to. A dongle for bringing HDTV broadcasts to your laptop while you're on the go. Sound great? Too bad, because you'll have to cross an ocean to get them.