The DeLay-Abramoff Money Trail (Stock Trading)
The DeLay-Abramoff Money Trail
The U.S. Family Network, a public advocacy group that operated in the 1990s with close ties to Rep. Tom DeLay and claimed to be a nationwide grass-roots organization, was funded almost entirely by corporations linked to embattled lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to tax records and former……
R. Jeffrey Smith
No Magical Answers
Q: If real estate prices keep climbing, I'll be priced out of the market. Should I buy now?
Kirstin Downey
Luxury's Missing Ingredients
With options, the price topped $70,000. But it didn't feel like a $70,000 car, and that was my problem with the Ultra Luxury version of the 2006 Lexus LS 430 sedan.
Warren Brown
Facing Weaker Home Sales, Builders Sweeten Deals
Home builders around the region are luring would-be buyers with freebies worth thousands of dollars, in an attempt to prop up sales in a slowing real estate market.
Sandra Fleishman
More Women Fight Back Against Anti-Pregnancy Bias at Work
Margaret Lynch, an emergency room doctor, said she was told when she was hired that she would eventually be offered an ownership interest in the practice that supplied the facility's doctors.
Amy Joyce
A Coach for Your Career Change
When Rockville resident Steve Kohn, 42, recently decided to switch from a business development job to a sales and marketing position, he consulted his wife, Andrea, for advice and support. But he also turned to a career coach, who helped guide him through the process.
Rebecca R. Kahlenberg
Giant Food Parent Company to Cut Around 700 Jobs
Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch parent company of Giant Food and Stop & Shop grocery stores, announced plans today to cut about 700 jobs nationwide from its Columbia-based food distribution subsidiary as it tries to help the unit recover from a major accounting scandal that ate into its profits.
Dina ElBoghdady
Royal Ahold Unit to Cut 700 Jobs
Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch parent company of Giant Food and Stop & Shop grocery stores, announced plans yesterday to cut about 700 jobs from its U.S. food distribution subsidiary as it recovers from a major accounting scandal that ate into its profits.
Dina ElBoghdady
Closing Bell Rings on Lackluster Year
The closing bell clunked today as the stock market ended one of its most lackadaisical and lackluster years ever.
Jerry Knight
Out on the Horizon
A year ago, the overwhelming consensus of economic analysts was that the U.S. economy would grow strongly in 2005.
Neil Irwin