The daily dish… a spicy serving of celebrity news
A smooth-talking Italian businessman who once dated actress Anne Hathaway and claimed to have friends in high places at the Vatican is headed to prison after pleading guilty Wednesday in a Manhattan real estate …

More unease about Lehman, falling oil threatens North American markets
Stock markets around the world appeared headed for another dismal day of trading Thursday as fears of a continued credit multiplied, rather than abated, after U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers announced its …

Luxury Shops' Buying Turns Modest
As hundreds of buyers gather in New York this week to see the spring designer fashions in beachy brights like marigold yellow and ocean blue parade down the runways, they're taking a hard look at what will …

Lehman plunges as investors doubt survival
Pedestrians walk pass Lehman Brothers headquarters on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008 in New York.

Stocks head for lower open ahead of economic data
U.S. stocks headed for a lower open Thursday as investors remained uneasy about the well-being of the financial sector and awaited readings on international trade and weekly unemployment claims.