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After the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers meet Sunday in Super Bowl XLV, only one team will hoist the Lombardy Trophy. But the so-called "Super Bowl indicator" says this year's match-up forecasts a bull market no matter which team wins.

This year's NFL championship will set records both for stadium attendance and for event fund-raising, and North Texas corporations haven't been shy to put out the welcome mat for their favored clients. How much will communities and local businesses score from the big game?

The Super Bowl is ripe for scam artists looking to lure excited fans away from their money. Pennsylvania's Acting Attorney General Bill Ryan says he's seeing bogus sweepstakes offers, fake travel packages and phony ticket offers, and wants people to beware. "It's important for football fans to...

It used to be all about surprising game-day viewers with knock-out ads and creating buzz after the final whistle. But lately more advertisers are posting commercials online ahead of the game, trying to build early buzz instead. Which strategy works better? At risk is a tidy sum.

There's no doubt about the Super Bowl's importance in sports, but will it really be a touchdown for Dallas's economy? While one study pegs the economic impact at $611 million, the number seems dubious -- especially considering it's still unclear who will be playing.

Ticketing website StubHub has suspended sales of tickets for next weeks Bowl Championship Series title football game because one seller did not have enough tickets to fill orders. On Wednesday, StubHub removed all tickets to Monday's game between Auburn and Oregon, according to The Associated...

It's college football bowl season and the formula's ripe once again for scammers to swoop in and take advantage of amped-up fans in search of hard-to-find tickets. Warnings have already been issued about counterfeit tickets for the Rose Bowl, Sun Bowl and Fiesta Bowl. A few weeks ago, concern...

Many companies and products claim to be green. But what does that actually mean? In some cases, labels can be misleading. As "greenwashing" increases, so does the need for greater consumer awareness.

The NFL doesn't understand its own product. In the high-def age, NFL football games are better to watch at home -- and way cheaper to do so with ticket prices so high. Demanding that fans pack the stands hurts everyone, including the league itself.

National Football League Chief Financial Officer Anthony Noto will leave the league after two years and return to Goldman Sachs Group, the league said on its website today.