LOS ANGELES ? Earvin "Magic" Johnson, the orchestrator of the Lakers' highflying "Showtime" teams in the 1980s, which netted five NBA championships, has crafted a second career by investing his time and, in many cases, other people's money in long ...

Oil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide. No more. Record crude oil prices are fueling support for oil and natural gas ...

Shares of Dice Holdings Inc. fell sharply on Thursday after a Wachovia Capital Markets analyst downgraded the online recruiting and career development company, foreseeing a downturn at its financial careers Web site. Shares lost 64 cents, or 8 ...

The Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. pledged $1 million to the Embrace Iowa - 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund, a newly established private-sector effort initiated by a request from Governor Chet Culver, which provides assistance through grants to ...

ONE OF THE COOLEST HEADS IN THE FINANCIAL-PLANNING FIELD, Harold Evensky has for years cautioned investors against chasing short-term trends and suggests instead that they fix their sights on long-term goals. Through numerous bubbles and busts during ...