Fitch and Moody's cut their ratings on BP's long-term debt by one notch as costs of Deepwater Horizon clean-up continue to escalate.
Learn More...

 

Former South African President Nelson Mandela will reportedly attend both the opening and final matches of the World Cup, which begins this weekend. Mandela, who will be 92 next month, was considered too frail to make the journey to the Soccer City Stadium.
Learn More...

 

Corporate ranks were studded with smart senior executives; then came the Great Recession. Inside the new global talent crunch.
Learn More...

 

Across the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, hundreds of thousands of people left homeless by the Jan. 12 earthquake have settled into camps. Officials say the quake victims could be in the makeshift settlements for months or even years.
Learn More...

 

Job prospects for M.B.A. graduates are better than they were just a year ago, but connecting students with positions has career centers at business schools operating in overdrive.
Learn More...

 

Everyone wants to know how to succeed in their career. There is no set method to success, but there are some things that can bring about failure. Here are 5 things to avoid.
Learn More...

 

Sport matters in South Africa. In his new year's address to the nation, President Jacob Zuma described 2010 as "the most important year in our country since 1994."
Learn More...

 

J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. was fined a record 33.32 million pounds ($49 million) on Thursday for mishandling clients' funds, the largest penalty ever handed out by Britain's financial services watchdog.
Learn More...

 

In recent years the lines between studying abroad and working abroad have blurred. More students seek jobs overseas during their summers, pursue international internships for credit, or add in a few hours of work during a semester studying in another country.
Learn More...

 

When Edward Snyder takes the reins at the Yale University School of Management next year, some say the celebrated business-school dean will be taking on a challenge bigger than any of his past positions.
Learn More...

 

In India, demand for high-quality business education is outstripping supply. For some North American business schools, India may be the new promised land.
Learn More...

 

Just five minutes and a genius business idea can win you big. Up to six people will have five minutes each to sell their business idea to a mixed panel of venture capitalists, academic instructors and successful entrepreneurs – using only a whiteboard and marker. Sign up today!
Learn More...

 

The business world revolves around the new and growing ideas of the people who work within its confines. But often the best ideas come when we're out and about not behind the desk.
Learn More...

 

AT&T has announced a new set of data plans, starting Monday, for smartphones and tablets (read: iPads) that appear to come cheaper than current plans.
Learn More...

 

Venture capitalists call it "sweat equity" – the idea that business owners shouldn't pay themselves a salary while they're building a business. I call it working for nothing and being a fool.
Learn More...

 

What exactly do you do, and why should I care? Here's how to tell it shorter and smarter.
Learn More...

 

Service industries in the U.S. expanded for a fifth month and factory orders rose, pointing to a broadening economic recovery that's generating more jobs.
Learn More...

 

Letting U.S. debt grow unabated is often framed as an unforgivable burden to heap on one's grandchildren. But there are plenty of reasons today's parents might be concerned for themselves and their kids.
Learn More...

 

Have you ever learned that a product that you or someone close to you uses regularly had been recalled weeks or months after the recall?
Learn More...

 

I'm 50 years old and absolutely hate my job. It's stressful, requires long hours and I have a tough boss. So I'm wondering about early retirement.
Learn More...

 

The college hunt is a parade of choices. Private or public. In-state or out-of-state. On-campus or off-campus housing. But when it comes to saving for school expenses, one choice is a clear winner – a 529 savings plan.
Learn More...

 

Funds and indexes that seek only the most environmentally friendly companies hold millions of dollars in BP shares amid the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
Learn More...

 

Among the changes sought by the Obama administration are the clear disclosure of fees, higher compensation for passengers bumped from overbooked flights and locked fare prices after purchase.
Learn More...

 

With the long-awaited rebound in job creation finally underway and poised to move into high gear, you'd think the time had finally come for the Fed's hawks to have their way with the central bank's monetary policy.
Learn More...

 

A grant-making organization founded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has started an aggressive fund-raising effort to make sure that grassroots environmental groups and community organizations along the Gulf Coast have the money they need to respond to the oil spill.
Learn More...

 

Do your opinions seem to count? Does the mission/purpose of your company make you feel your job is important? Have you had opportunities at work to learn and grow?
Learn More...

 

Bob Forsythe is planning to take his family to Maui this summer, on a vacation that will be packed with oceanside luaus, snorkeling trips and tours of the island's postcard-worthy peaks and waterfalls. And given the improving economy, the price his travel agent found wasn't as high as he'd expected for a luxury trip.
Learn More...

 

Are the rich coming back? There are signs that the orgy of luxury shopping that made the latter years of the credit bubble so much fun are back.
Learn More...