Employer-Paid

What weve got here is failure to communicate" Its more than just a legendary line from a classic Paul Newman film. It seems to still be a (sad) way of life at employers across the country. And its costing employees dearly in terms of both time and money.

When the country recovered from recessions in the past, small businesses were usually the first companies to start hiring. But smaller companies are so pessimistic now that they're not taking on their historical leadership position.

House Speaker John Boehner urged Congress' deficit "supercommittee" on Thursday to lay the groundwork for a broad overhaul of the U.S. tax code, rejecting Democrats' talk of tax increases but leaving open the possibility the government's take could rise as a result.

President Barack Obama has signed into law an overhaul of the nation's patent system. It's the first significant change in the way inventors can bring their products to market in more than two generations.

Jeopardy champ attempts to revamp health care, while Congress looks to meddle with 401(k)s

The financially troubled Postal Service said Thursday it may close more than 250 mail processing facilities across the country and plans to reduce service standards for first-class mail in an effort to cut costs.