Baby boomers may be known as the generation that took it all, leaving their successors to take on the risks they did not have to accept for themselves.

Three opinion polls found deep pessimism among American workers, with most saying that their wages were not keeping pace with inflation.

AFP - Eurozone indicators to be released in the coming week are expected to show an increase in July wholesale prices and a slide in retail sales, as well as stronger industrial output in the bloc's largest economy, Germany, economists said.

Fish farms are close to matching fishing fleets in supplying seafood to global markets but both sources are unlikely to keep up with demand fueled by rising populations and incomes.

Counterfeit prescription drugs are proliferating in Russia and elsewhere, according to the industry and the Food and Drug Administration.

Viacom’s chairman forced out his top executive, Tom Freston, reasserting his control over the media giant he built over decades.

Nasdaq will start an options exchange to capitalize on a growing market whose competitors and structure are rapidly changing.

Under the agreements, the agencies have agreed to submit to three years of monitoring by New York City.

The I.M.F. announced that it created a new “financial index” for countries, measuring the degree to which they are more “arms length” or “relationship based” when it comes to transactions.

Reuters - U.S. and South Korean officials expressed disappointment on Saturday at the progress made during four days of tough trade negotiations aimed at clinching a proposed free trade agreement between the two countries.

A person with knowledge of Sunday’s Hewlett-Packard board meeting said there is a strong chance that Patricia C. Dunn will be forced to resign.

A group of companies led by Chevron could avoid more than $1 billion in royalty payments to the federal government.

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Unlike most charities, Google’s new philanthropy will be for-profit, a move that could greatly increase its range and flexibility.

An I.R.S. document indicates that KPMG did not have to register questionable tax shelters, undermining a major claim in the case against 18 former tax professionals.

As Wal-Mart rolls out its own brand of organic milk, critics worry that consumers will be getting just a diluted form of organic milk.

Reuters - Squabbling over voting clout soured the International Monetary Fund's annual meeting on Sunday as countries lined up to find fault with a plan crafted to reflect a shifting balance of power in the world economy.

A review found that an investigation of news leaks involved illicit gathering of phone records and direct surveillance of board members and journalists.

Enormous losses at Amaranth Advisors resurrected worries that major bets by hedge funds could create widespread financial disruptions.

Hewlett-Packard conducted feasibility studies on planting spies in news bureaus for two major publications as part of its investigation of news leaks.

Auditors say the Interior Department suppressed efforts to recover millions from oil companies they said were cheating the government.

The company announced it would take control of Serono, a Swiss pharmaceutical maker, for 10.6 billion euros ($13.5 billion).

Few in the automotive industry are betting that the latest drop in gas prices will undo the damage done to Detroit.

The country's new military leaders set up a special commission to investigate corruption allegations.

Inco, one of Canada’s two largest mining companies, agreed Sunday to be acquired by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce of Brazil for $17 billion.

Viacom said Sumner M. Redstone was restructuring his pay to more clearly align it with shareholder interest.

The judge said he gave Andrew Fastow a lighter sentence in part because he has been “persecuted” since Enron’s collapse.

The company broadened its metropolitan-area presence with the acquisition of two newspaper groups serving Queens and Brooklyn.

The company’s sleuths produced an 18-page report that reads at times like a whodunit, at other times like a dissertation.

The founder of Amaranth Advisors told investors that it was suspending all redemptions so that the fund could be liquidated.