4 hours ago - By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer
Each year brought more recognition to Curtis Strange. He was the first PGA Tour player to earn $1 million in a season in 1988, then he became the first player in nearly a half-century to win the U.S. Open in consecutive years.
7 hours ago - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
H.J. Heinz Co., like many food makers, has struggled during the recession with increased competition from lower-priced store brands.
Nov 19 - By Associated Press
A key element of Dell Inc.'s turnaround strategy has been a vow not to cut prices as aggressively as rivals just to keep market share. The tactic has allowed competitors such as Acer Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. to steal business from Dell, and this fall Dell lost its ranking as the world's No. 2 PC maker.

Nov 18 - By Candice Choi, AP Personal Finance Writer
This holiday season, a leaner budget might clarify which people truly make a difference in your life. The challenge will be figuring out how much to tip them.

Nov 10 - By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer
Tiger Woods made news simply by walking off his private jet.
Nov 5 - By Associated Press
CBS Corp. on Thursday was faced with rumors about the possible departure of Oprah Winfrey's talk show from broadcast television to her own cable channel, The Oprah Winfrey Network.
Nov 5 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
DirecTV Group Inc. is in an enviable position, as one of the few pay-TV operators seeing an increase in new subscribers in the third quarter.
Nov 4 - By Associated Press
Cisco Systems Inc.'s latest results show that the world's No. 1 maker of computer-networking equipment is still being hurt by the downturn, but sees things turning up. The company is forecasting its first year-over-year revenue increase since the financial crisis erupted a year ago.
Nov 4 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Comcast Corp.'s answer to the growing popularity of watching video over the Internet is to launch its own online video service in December that would let subscribers view cable TV shows and movies on their PCs at no additional charge.

Nov 3 - By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer
The field for a World Golf Championship is never as strong when Americans require a passport.
Nov 3 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Cablevision Systems Corp. is seeing traditional advertisers return to the market, including companies from the battered automotive and financial-services industries.
Oct 29 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Food and cereal maker Kellogg Co. has been working to reduce its costs and has reinvested much of those savings into product development and advertising. The company said this emphasis will help its long-term growth and takes advantage of some lower advertising costs in the down economy. Kellogg CEO David Mackay discusses the issue in a conference call with investors Thursday.
Oct 29 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Mike Morris, chairman, president and CEO of power company American Electric Power, said the company is seeing signs that demand for electricity from industrial customers may be starting to improve.
Oct 29 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
AutoNation Inc. CEO Mike Jackson has long been outspoken about the excess levels of inventory — and numbers of dealerships for that matter — that hurt automakers and auto retailers during some of the lowest levels of vehicle sales.
Oct 29 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Barrick Gold Corp. took a $5.7 billion charge in the third quarter stemming from the Toronto-based gold producer's decision to eliminate all its gold hedges.

Oct 28 - By Candice Choi, AP Personal Finance Writer
You buy your sister a $100 general purpose gift card. It's for her birthday, but it might be the bank that has reason to celebrate.

Oct 27 - By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer
Brian Gay was in a faraway land, knowing only where he wanted to go without any assurances he would get there.
Oct 26 - By Associated Press
Tighter corporate budgets have put pressure on Verizon Communications Inc. in this economic downturn, as clients order fewer services or put off upgrades. John Killian, chief financial officer of Verizon, talked about the state of telecom spending with analysts Monday.
Oct 22 - By Associated Press
The newspaper industry's advertising sales have been sliding at a rapid rate, pulled down by the worst recession in 70 years and a marketing shift to less expensive alternatives on the Internet.
Oct 22 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
McDonald's Corp. launched its new Angus burger this July, touting the bigger, beefier, more expensive sandwich as the best bet in a brewing burger battle among restaurant chains.
Oct 22 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
After a federal cigarette tax took effect in April and as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authority over the industry increases, tobacco companies are wary of the impact on their products and looking to cigarette alternatives such as smokeless tobacco for future growth.
Oct 22 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Leave it to unions to ruffle Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson's feathers. During Thursday's third-quarter earnings conference call with analysts and reporters, he had strong words for the labor groups that have yet to resolve representation and seniority issues following Delta's acquisition of Northwest Airlines. He also had a subtle jab for the National Mediation Board.
Oct 20 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Mired in slump that has disillusioned its employees and stockholders, Yahoo Inc. last month launched a $100 million marketing campaign to promote its Internet services as an indispensable part of people's lives.

Oct 20 - By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer
Nothing has come easily to Tadd Fujikawa.
Oct 15 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Google Inc.'s success has left the Internet search leader sitting on a pile of cash — $22 billion at the end of September. Executives say they are ready to spend more money to take advantage of what they believe will be even better days ahead.