9.15 a.m. EST November 30, 2013  Markets reporter Matt Krantz answers a different reader question every weekday.

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3:58 p.m. EDT September 19, 2013 BEIJING – Apple's two new iPhones go on sale in stores Friday, and Friday comes 12 hours earlier here than it does in New York.

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10:26 p.m. EST November 11, 2013  NEW YORK — Stocks are soaring, as are calls for a market correction, or drop of 10%. But even though its been 530 trading days since the last double-digit drop, the correction-less run can continue.

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Small business gets boost from mobile marketing: Mobile search and shopping options have advanced to where customers can be located and served ads based by zip code, address and even the road they currently are driving on.

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10:18 a.m. EDT October 12, 2013  I recently asked a wealthy political donor why he was supporting Bill de Blasio and his attacks on the wealthy."Because inequality is a problem in New York," he said. "The rich have gotten their way for too long."

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4:26 p.m. EDT May 10, 2013  NEW YORK (AP) — The dollar continued trading above 100 yen Friday, hitting levels not seen since April 2009. It rose to 101.53 yen Friday, The drop in the value of the yen is driven by improved reports on the U.S. economy and aggressive credit easing in Japan, aimed at reviving that country's sluggish economy.

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Economists estimate the jobs report that wasn't would have shown employers added 175,000 jobs last month compared with 169,000 in August.Today, for the first time in 17 years, Washington's most closely followed economic statistics didn't get out on schedule.

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Tax experts and taxpayers alike are breathing a sigh of relief that this year's tax season is finally over at midnight tonight. Following a flurry of technological hiccups, sudden tax changes and delays caused by Congressional debates with the fiscal cliff, it's been an infamous year for taxes many would wish to not repeat.

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4:38 p.m. EDT September 28, 2013  NEW YORK — Starting next week, you could own a piece of the Empire State Building.Or, if iconic New York skyscrapers aren't your thing, you could bite into Potbelly, a sandwich chain with more than 280 shops.

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8:03p.m. EST January 24, 2013  After a big improvement in 2012, banks are about to show what the future of an industry ravaged by the 2008 financial crisis will look like.This week, many of the nation's top banks will disclose fourth-quarter 2012 profits and give their first glimpse of prospects for the new year. In all, 22 of the 37 S&P 500 companies expected to report fourth-quarter earnings this week are from the financial sector, according to FactSet.

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