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Oil prices fell below $95 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concern that China's economy, the world's second-largest, is slowing faster than previously expected.

Target strategically built a wave of buzz around Tuesday's launch of the Missoni for Target line, but the retailer was unprepared for what it created: Mob scenes in stores and a surge that crashed its website for more than a day. So was the near instant sellout a success, or a PR mess?

Style watchers have their eye on Fashion Week, under way in the Big Apple -- and so does J.C. Penney. The jcp design groupe is bringing legitimate fashion cred to the retailer, with trendy looks that rival higher-end chains. Follow their new camel cape from conception to consumer with us and you'll get the message they're sending: This is not your mother's J.C. Penney.

Summer is around the corner, but vacation budgets for many families are tight. Still, a bit of belt-tightening doesn't have to mean giving up your dream vacation if you're able to escape the costs of a hotel and car rental. Now could be the time to take a leap of faith and try a home exchange or swap.

We so badly want you to attend the Royal Wedding that WalletPop has begun house-hunting in London for you. The news isn't good so far, dearies. Not unless you are willing to give the money tree a good shake.

London is rumored to be one of the most expensive cities in the world, thanks in large part to an exchange rate that is not in Americans' favor. But I think the rumors are mostly exaggerated. Money is no reason to deny yourself the opportunity to see one of the world's finest capitals. If you can...

Millions of Londoners struggled to get to work this morning thanks to a 24-hour strike by workers on the city's subway system, known as the Tube. Transport for London, which runs the subway, said that about 40% of underground trains were operating, along with the Docklands Light Railway, which...

Goldman Sachs (GS) poached a top banker from the London office of Swiss bank UBS (UBS), The Financial Times reported. Philip Shelley, co-head of corporate broking at UBS, will make the move to Goldman later this year, The Financial Times reported without naming its sources. Sponsored...

Londoners were forced to take buses, boats and taxis to work as a strike by subway workers crippled service. About 40% of London's subway trains ran this morning, with one line completely out of service, Bloomberg News reported. The city added about 100 extra buses and a boat with room for 500...

One of the most oft-repeated warnings about computer viruses is that if you visit an adult-themed website you're more likely to get a one than shopping online or reading the news. Computer security company Avast! wanted to test this Internet assumption. So the company analyzed infected web sites...