Jim Burress

Founder Michael Dell, equity firm Silver Lake Partners, and Microsoft are taking the Texas-based company off the market in an effort to make the company more agile, and hopefully, more profitable.

In a lawsuit filed late Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice claims the credit rating firm Standard & Poor’s knew some $4 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities were risky.

A dark moment in football history is turning out to be a bright spot for social media.

Resurgent home sales are a boon for those who like to tour open houses for fun.

As furloughs loom, worries abound in Warner Robins, Ga.

The housing crash not only touched off a wave of foreclosures, it torpedoed property values and the taxes cities and counties collect off them. But some localities are fighting back in an effort to reverse their budget shortfalls.

The 49er QB looks to trademark the name of his signature move, but is it worth it?

Cheap food draws customers, but also cuts into profits.

Tough economy has more hunters keeping more of their take for themselves.

Airlines to turn profit offering fewer -- but fuller -- flights.