Investors’ focus this week: Dubai, holiday sales

  Investors may have to do some emotional juggling as the trading week begins.

Employers play Dr. Mom to limit flu impact

Big businesses are spending serious time and money trying to limit the swine flu pandemic’s impact on operations.

UAE to back banks amid meltdown in Dubai

  The United Arab Emirates' central bank said Sunday it would offer additional liquidity to banks, signaling a push by the federal government to reassure investors.

Detroit needs housing recovery for pickup sales

  At Kevin Haner's construction company in Las Vegas, three of the four Dodge Ram pickup trucks are starting to get a little old.

Retailers seem more prepared for tepid sales

Sales may have risen only slightly on Black Friday as U.S. shoppers sought deals on electronics, toys and clothes, but retailers appeared to have been better-prepared

Hotels, like home owners, behind on payments

Survey: Surgeons top list of stressful jobs

The list of the top eight stressful  jobs was compiled by CareerCast.com, a job search Web site, and took into account 21 different stress factors. Click here to read about each of them.

Holidays pose challenges for the jobless

For the 15.7 million workers unemployed, and perhaps especially for the 5.6 million of those people out of work for six months or more, the holidays present a host of challenges.

Signal fading on radio traffic reports

Even as traffic reporters have had their wings clipped in recent years, the airwaves ahead appear even more bumpy.

Retailers seem more prepared for tepid sales

Sales may have risen only slightly on Black Friday as U.S. shoppers sought deals on electronics, toys and clothes, but retailers appeared to have been better-prepared