Google's privacy challenge
Google needs users' data to run its business, but needs strike the right balance with protecting their privacy.

Stocks mixed on consumer sentiment
Government's retail sales report showed a 0.3% gain in February. But a closely watched index of consumer confidence unexpectedly falls.

What killed Lehman
The firm's collapse lit a fire under the global financial crisis. A new report fingers executives for making bad decisions and manipulating balance sheets.

Hedge funds: They're back!
With markets on the mend and investor appetite improving, new funds are starting by the day.

Retail sales beat expectations
Sales in surprise 0.3% gain last month, getting a charge out of strong electronic sales.

Some nurses paid more than family doctors
A specialist nurse can take home $189,000 a year, according to a new salary survey.

Salvaged GM dealers in limbo
The 661 auto dealers General Motors offered a second chance are still waiting for details on the terms of their reprieve.

Building the world's longest ethanol pipeline
A new bill is paving the way for the world's longest ethanol pipeline - assuming taxpayers will step up.