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Pharmaceutical giant Novartis lost a huge gender discrimination case in May, and faced $250 million in punitive damages, plus possibly hundreds of millions more in compensatory damages. Rather than deal with years of appeals, both sides settled Wednesday for $152 million.

Arizona's been through economic boycotts before. But the controversy over the state's new immigration law is already having an impact on Arizona's tourism industry.

Arizona's new immigration law has generated enormous controversy, and now it's producing real economic consequences. The latest move comes from Los Angeles, where the city council has voted to slash economic ties with the state.

The first-quarter foreclosure report had good news for the worst off, and bad news for almost everyone else. In 14 of the metropolitan areas hit hardest by mortgage defaults, foreclosures declined from 2009. But nationally, 77% of cities saw foreclosures rise.

Passing the nation's toughest law on immigration may end up doing serious damage to both Arizona's reputation and its tourism industry, one of its largest revenue sources. Already, cities across the nation are calling for boycotts of the Grand Canyon State after the law was approved on Friday.

Americans who knew little of Canadians aside from their funny pronunciation of "house" and "about" know a lot more about their northerly neighbors after the Olympic Games. They really are good at skiing, ice hockey and curling. Turns out, they're also savvy about real estate. And they're flocking...

When California Treasurer Bill Lockyer sought a $7 billion federal loan guarantee from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in May, it was a clear indication that states, and not just financial institutions, were struggling mightily to find firm fiscal footing in the face of the Great Recession....

Has the Great Garage Sale of America's landmarks begun? In an effort to cut its deficit, Arizona is planning to sell off as many as 32 state properties, including state capitol buildings, to help cover a $3 billion budget deficit, according to a Christian Science Monitor story.Joining in the fire...

It used to be that you could get three meals a day and a roof over your head, as long as you committed a felony. Well, the days of being paid to pound out license plates are coming to a close. Now, any cash you make in the joint goes back to the joint. Local governments across the United States...

For five years, state inspectors in Arizona went into Wal-Mart stores to check whether the prices paid at the register matched the price they were supposed to be sold for. The results weren't pretty: Wal-Mart flunked more than half of the 976 inspections.""In today's tough economy, consumers need...