Brannen in Brief

Wal-Mart's sales are strong, but the company's reputation for unfair labor practices is casting a big, dark shadow that makes socially conscious investors run for the hills.

Major layoffs seem like a daily occurrence as companies whittle away at costs in response to economic times that get scarier every day.

Overseas investors continue to gobble up Treasury notes and bonds -- a must for the United States to continue financing the trade deficit.

A country is only as good as the way it treats all of its citizens, but the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 created confusion for businesses which were required to comply with many specific and complicated regulations.

Relief may be on the way for people facing foreclosure on their home.

Regulators are looking at 401(k) plans with 100 or more participants under a more powerful microscope than in past years and CFOs who are plan fiduciaries are paying closer attention than ever to the annual mandatory plan audit.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is making it easier for CFOs to monitor the performance of their CPA firm.

Should employee owners have a say in issues relating to the acquisition of the company they work for?

No sooner had benefits consultants digested the possible ramifications of the California Supreme Court’s ruling that same-gender couples must be permitted to legally marry in that state than a measure that could overturn that decision qualified for the ballot in the November election.

Big oil company profits trumped governance reform at Exxon Mobil Corp.'s annual meeting.