The Wall Street Journal / JOHN D. MCKINNON Herman Cain's "9-9-9" plan might have been called the "Optimal Tax." The Republican presidential candidate's economic adviser, Rich Lowrie, thought the plan's broad sweep and ultra-low 9% rates made it an i… more »

The Associated PressMatt Cardy/Getty Images Associated Press The rare thorn tree in Glastonbury, England, before it was vandalized .Legend has it that the rare thorn tree on a hill in southern England had ties to the earliest da… more »

CNBC They've been called McMansions, Starter Castles, Garage Mahals and Faux Chateaus but here's the latest thing you can call them - History.     In the past few years, there have been an increasing number of references made to the "McMansion gl… more »

Elaine Kurtenbach, AP Business Writer, On Thursday July 8, 2010, 9:00 pm EDT SHANGHAI (AP) -- Factory workers demanding better wages and working conditions are hastening the eventual end of an era of cheap costs that helped make southern coastal China… more »