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Study: Young, Single, Childless Women Earn More Than Men

Study: Women are earning more money than their male peers -- but only if they're young, single and childless

Primary-Care Doctors: Low GP Pay Could Cause a Shortage

The shortage of primary-care doctors will soon be acute as debt-laden medical students continue to favor specialization over lower-paying family practice

Mark Hurd: Who Will Hire the Ousted Hewlett-Packard CEO?

An ethical lapse cost the highly respected CEO his job at HP. But executives who know him say he's got too much talent to just fade away

Singers and Designers Join Forces in Effort to Go Viral

Designers and singers are teaming up in hopes of scoring double rewards

Housing Bust Leads to Bull Market for Apartment REITs

The broad stock market has gone nowhere in 2010, but the shares of apartment REITs are up more than 20%. What's fueling this mini-bull market? Oddly, the housing bust

Toyota: New Car-Safety Issue Hits Company After Recalls

Long synonymous with quality, Toyota is reeling from months of negative publicity related to the quality and safety of its cars. This could be one long fight to win back consumers' hearts

After Housing Bubble, the Dark Side of Homeowner Dreams

Buying a house is supposed to make us better citizens, better investors and better off. But that American Dream may well be a fantasy

Lights, Camera, Groceries!: Tesco Supermarket Turns Film Producer

Britain's largest supermarket chain has moved into filmmaking, confident its customers will pay for adaptations of their favorite novels. Is this a new revenue stream for the flagging DVD market -- or just another product doomed to spoil on the shelves?