john f. kennedy

    By Bruce Watson

    | 1:15PM 2/17/2012
    Being a U.S. president is a well-paying gig -- but it didn't pay off for all of them. Turns out, getting your face on our nation's currency doesn't always mean that much currency flowed your way. Here's our look at the White House's biggest fiscal winners ... and losers.

    By Danny King

    | 10:50PM 2/18/2011
    Ronald Reagan tops a USA Today/Gallup poll of Americans' favorite U.S. presidents. The results suggest that a nostalgia for better economic times may play a factor, along with politics, in the survey.

    By Bruce Watson

    | 5:40PM 8/26/2009
    While numerous financial websites (including this one) have searched for the brands best positioned to survive the recession, less attention has been given to the opposite end of the spectrum. Even as companies like Walmart and Target are using the economic downturn to retrench and grow, others...

    By Jeff Bercovici

    | 1:00PM 8/19/2009
    Barely a month after the death of Walter Cronkite, CBS News has lost another legend. Don Hewitt, creator of 60 Minutes and one of the leading pioneers of television news, has died at age 86. He had been reported to be undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. Over the course of more than half a...

    By Bruce Watson

    | 4:15PM 10/20/2008
    Halloween costumes are always a difficult decision; while the right choice can make you the hit of the party, the wrong choice could lead neighborhood children to avoid your house, cause you endless embarrassment at parties, and could even lead to arrest. One solution is to go with a...