By Brian Caulfield,

BURLINGAME, CALIF. -Investors are agonizing over Apple’s stock price. Analysts are worried about iPod sales. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has even fretted about the MacBook Air’s lack of an optical drive. (more…)

By FORBES,

The richest man of the world (according to FORBES)… (more…)

Porsche has said it will take a controlling stake in Volkswagen, in a deal that is potentially worth almost 10bn euros ($15.2bn, £7.7bn).

The maker of the luxury 911 sports car already holds 31% of VW shares. On Monday, its supervisory board agreed to raise the stake to above 50%. (more…)

By Martin Hickman,

House prices fell last month at their longest sustained rate since 2000, according to the Nationwide Building Society, which declared the decade-long boom in house prices was officially over. (more…)

By Paul Gordon,

PEORIA - A Peoria-based company started by a couple college students who recognized a need has decided it will do its growing here at home. (more…)

By nichegeek.com,

How to get rich the smart way? Read what some creative people did: (more…)

By Carolos Key,

Help us choose the design of the new euro coin… (more…)

The French financial trader at the centre of a massive fraud case had gambled around 50bn euros before being uncovered, his employer says.

Bank Societe Generale accuses Jerome Kerviel of committing it to purchases worth a vast $73bn (£37bn). (more…)

By Eric Auchard

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc’s Jerry Yang will seek on Monday to demonstrate in his first major speech since taking over as chief executive in June the inroads the company is making putting Web services on mobile phones… (more…)

J. J. Childers

Eye-opening financial wisdom from Trump University Asset Protection 101, the latest book from Trump University (more…)