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A Banking Battleground (Infographic) (106 diggs) Despite the power of big banks, small institutions still dominate huge swaths of the country and hold nearly half of bank deposits overall.

America’s National Debt in Perspective (Infographic) (286 diggs) The U.S. external debt was $13.45 trillion in June 2009 and President Obama’s latest budget proposal projects that number will reach $20 trillion for 2015. By that point, the public’s share of that debt is expected to reach an alarming two-thirds of the GDP. Let's add some perspective...

Credit Card Debt in the US (Graphic) (289 diggs) With fresh figures released this week showing the recession is forcing more and more American's to burden their credit cards with debt, Finance experts are asking whether the increasing accrued costs are manageable, or are ruining lives.

Blockbuster Fights Bankruptcy: A Lost Cause? (303 diggs) Blockbuster may be filing for Chapter 11, but not without a fight.

$1.8 Billion Lost to March Madness (Infographic) (247 diggs) Every year the employers lose big bucks when March Madness fans each spend 13.5 minutes doing March Madness stuff on the clock.

Intel, global chip shares jump (254 diggs) Shares of Intel Corp jumped 4 percent to their highest in more than a year on expectations that robust Asian sales and a rebound in corporate spending will help the chipmaker beat current-quarter earnings estimates.

I Wouldn't Buy The Home, Then I Saw The Realtor's Headshot (361 diggs) But as far as I was concerned, the deal was sealed the moment I saw real estate agent Mary T. Ellington looking back at me from that Re/Max sign, her face just barely visible over the rampant weeds growing in my new front lawn. There's nothing like a poorly lit photograph to let me know that I'm working with a friend.

Are we headed for a banking "doom loop"? (383 diggs) In June, President Obama called for the creation of an agency that would be "independent," with "broad authority" and the power to "combat the worst abuses in mortgage markets." The agency would "have an independent seat at the table in our financial regulatory system." Well, that was before the banking lobby went into action.

Workers Crushed by Toyota (502 diggs) Though Toyota has reaped endless benefits from California, the company is shutting down a plant in Fremont, Calif., firing 4,700 employees.

12 Pervasive Myths About Starting a Small Business (457 diggs) Business Pundit assembled - and debunked - this list of 12 pervasive myths about running a small enterprise.

The 10 Top-Paying Jobs Without A Degree (514 diggs) CareerBuilder recently released the top-paying jobs you can get without a college degree. Take a look at the following results before you begin your job search. (All salaries represent the annual median salary.)

Obama's Illusions of Cost-Control (538 diggs) One job of presidents is to educate Americans about crucial national problems. On health care, Barack Obama has failed. Almost everything you think you know about health care is probably wrong or, at least, half wrong.

Will You Pay for Online News? (342 diggs) Only one in five readers is willing to pay for online news, according to a new Pew study.

The 20 Best Companies to Work for in 2010 [Infographic] (458 diggs) If you're unemployed, don't resort to desperation tactics. Being smarter about where you apply could get you a better job -- one with a higher-than-normal salary, less chance of a layoff, or unusual benefits. This infographic takes a look at the best companies to work for in 2010.

Study: Cash for Clunkers a Success for Obama, Auto Industry (596 diggs) A new study concludes that last summer's government-funded "Cash For Clunkers" program didn't hurt car sales rates in future months, and in fact did just what it set out to do: get old, low-mileage cars off the road and stimulate auto sales in the U.S. An analysis by Maritz Research refutes one of...

Not Made In The U.S.A. (928 diggs) A look at 12 All-American icons that are now manufactured on foreign shores.

Classmates.com Agrees to $9.5 Million False Ad Settlement (403 diggs) Classmates.com — the website that promises to reunite people with their mullet-haired friends of youth — has agreed to pay out a $9.5 million settlement for a lawsuit dating back to 2008 accusing the company of “false advertising” through “deceptive” marketing emails.

Monsanto Critics Get Unusual Platform (305 diggs) Crop biotechnology giant Monsanto goes under a microscope Friday at Justice Department hearings on concentration in U.S. agriculture.

Amazon picks Colorado to stage tax fight (300 diggs) In Colorado, the situation is different. The state's new law doesn't link paying the tax to the presence of affiliates; instead, it requires out-of-state retailers to help enforce collection of the 2.9 percent state tax that online consumers in Colorado are technically supposed to pay already, though few know about it or do it.

Mortgage help: 170,000 get permanent aid (260 diggs) More than 170,000 troubled homeowners are breathing a lasting sigh of relief now that they've received permanent modifications under the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention program.

How to Take a Stand With Your Money (558 diggs) Unhappy with the culture on Wall Street? Angered by the behavior of the banking giants? Then move your money to a community bank or credit union.

Advertisers want dudes to wash like a lady [w/videos] (344 diggs) There's a battle brewing in the marketing world, one that smells of a manly-musk and is being fought for the glistening - and sometimes hairy - skin of the modern man. This year's Super Bowl had Unilever promoting its new Dove Men+Care. Old Spice has launched its own series of commercials, satirically shaming men into buying its body wash products.

Short sales to the rescue? (263 diggs) With new Treasury Department rules designed to expedite short sales set to take effect April 5, relief can't come soon enough for some area buyers, sellers and real estate agents who have waded through a long and arduous process to get short sales approved by the bank.

Homeless man lives on rewards points (411 diggs) A lingering benefit of his former well-paid and well-traveled corporate life is keeping a roof over the head of Jim Kennedy, who is now jobless, bankrupt and foreclosed on. He’s using his rewards from airline loyalty programs and hotel points to move from hotel to hotel.

Bank Takes Woman's Home and Parrot In Mortgage Mix-Up (314 diggs) Bank of America is apologizing for taking a woman's home - and her pet bird - after wrongly targeting her for foreclosure.