AAA should disclose business-approval fees

The weekend's big health-care reform news was that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released their analysis (pdf) of the House's health-care reform bill. What they found depends on who you ask. Republicans saw a mortal blow to health-care reform.

The contemporary Mediterranean, built in 2000, features a grand entry with a double staircase, French doors opening to patio and pool areas, five bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms.Singer-dancer Paula Abdul , who until recently was a judge on "The X Factor," has put her house in Sherman Oaks on the market at $1.899 million.

It really does seem like if even Alan Greenspan is coming around to the view that we shouldn’t allow financial institutions to grow to such enormous sizes that we really shouldn’t allow financial institutions to grow to such enormous sizes. What’s a lot less clear to me is what you can actually do, in practical terms, moving forward.

The SEC, which requested the court order, accuses Bruce Fred Friedman of misappropriating $17 million of investor funds and running an 'ongoing fraudulent investment scheme' through two companies. A federal judge in Los Angeles froze the assets today of a Sherman Oaks investment company operated by a convicted felon who allegedly misappropriated at least $17 million of investor funds for personal use.

PONTIAC, Michigan (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Wednesday said it will invest $200 million to expand its global powertrain engineering headquarters in Pontiac, Michigan, and to shift work there from four other locations by 2014. GM will build a 138,000 square-foot wing to the site, to be completed in the second half of 2014. The investment is part of the U.S. automaker's previously announced plan to spend $1.5 billion on its North American facilities this year, up from the $436 million last year. GM invests $8 billion annually in its operations globally. ...

As consumers clean out their closets in the New Year—and perhaps try to determine what to do with ill-fitting clothing given by well-intentioned relatives—they can look to a growing number of online consignment shops that cater to fashion niches and offer more convenience than traditional brick-and-mortar consignment stores.