Consumer

Why small companies’ stocks deserve a closer look

Underperforming money managers are losing their most reliable scapegoat.

3 investments for an era of low interest rates

The Federal Reserve is making it increasingly hard for investors to earn anything, unless they’re willing to accept plenty of risk. Ben Bernanke and his Fed are playing the role of adviser, encouraging Americans to get a little more adventurous by shifting savings out of low-yielding bonds and putting it to work in stocks.

Box Office Preview: ’Woman’ soon in black?

CBS Films’ haunted-house tale "The Woman in Black" will likely creep to the top of the domestic box office with an expected opening gross of around $15 million.

Too late to lower 2011 business taxes? Not at all

Although 2011 is history, you may still be able to save money on your business taxes.