From snapping up condos on the cheap to tapping the social networking craze to find the best deals, there are ways to work the real-estate slump to your - and your bank account’s - advantage.

One of the core principles - of the U.S. medical profession is the Hippocratic oath, the most famous part of which is “Do no harm.” It’s too bad that the governors of the Federal Reserve Board don’t have to take such a pledge when they assume office, because their recent interest rate cut has done a lot of harm to those of us who’ve managed our finances prudently.

U.S. stocks edged higher at Wednesday’s open after General Motors reached a tentative contract agreement with striking workers.

Negotiators from the United Auto Workers union and General Motors reached a tentative agreement on a groundbreaking deal early Wednesday to end a two-day strike by 73,000 workers, according to the union and the company.

Negotiators from the United Auto Workers union and General Motors are due back at the negotiating table Tuesday morning, as the impact of the strike is expected to start spreading to other workers the day after 73,000 union members went on strike against the nation’s largest automaker.

U.S. stocks gained ground early Monday as a week that includes a lot of key economic reports got underway.

Decades after the last Jeep saw military service, Chrysler unveils a Wrangler that’s ready to enlist.

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about unlocked mobile phones lately, especially in the context of the new Apple cell phone and AT&T, the device’s sole service provider. Most iPhone owners seem to love the sleek device, but are less than thrilled with AT&T’s slow network.

From Steven Spielberg’s seaside spread to Bill Gates’ costly compound, peek behind the doors of these and other Forbes 400 residences.

Stocks continued their post-Federal Reserve rate cut ascent early Wednesday, as investors considered new reports on housing and inflation.