Take-Kids-to-Work Day Scaled Down at Many Firms Some school-age children across the nation will descend on their parents' offices Thursday in what likely will be a crash course on today's workplace realities. Participants in the 17th annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day will find the programs scaled back, the field trips gone and the goody bags skimpier than they used to be. They also may find that, with more than 6 million people nationally receiving unemployment benefits, there are empty cubicles near where Mom or Dad sit.

Yahoo to Axe 5 Percent of Workforce

Internet portal Yahoo said Tuesday that it planned to cut 5 percent of its workforce as the company struggles with the economic downturn and the dominance of Google in Internet search.

Prospect of Bankruptcy Has Auto-Firm Retirees Fearing for Pensions

Many retirees from Detroit automakers GM and Chrysler stand to lose tens of thousands of dollars each year if one or both of the automakers goes bankrupt.

Job Outlook for New Grads Only Promising in Certain Sectors

Spring Class of 2009 college graduates will face some challenges finding employment, but there are a few industries that expect to increase their hiring of the students, a new report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers shows.

Algae for Fuel Part III: Blue Marble, The Environmentalists

By the time Blue Marble Energy came about, multiple companies were already invested in the concept of turning algae into biofuels. But the company was not interested in the progressively common idea of creating an alternative fuel for cars. Blue Marble's core business is instead using algae in creating natural gas and petrochemicals -- which are used for, among other things, creating artificial flavoring.