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Jack Rickard and Brian Noto have developed something of a cult following on their webcast EVTV, or Electric Vehicle Television, produced from their garage in Cape Girardeau, Mo.Every week, they talk in soul-crushing detail about the intricacies of how to gut a gas-guzzling road warrior and convert i

One idea that President Obama introduced on Monday in his $3 trillion deficit reduction plan is what he's calling the "Buffett rule."

Swiss banking giant UBS said Thursday that one of its traders lost an estimated $2 billion through unauthorized transactions, which could result in a loss for its entire third quarter.Police in London's financial district said they have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with the massive loss.

Amazon and California have reached a deal on sales taxes. The online retailing giant, which doesn't collect sales taxes in the state has agreed to start collecting them a year from now.Amazon has long enjoyed a huge advantage by not collecting the tax — like brick-and-mortar stores do.

President Obama on Thursday will outline for Congress his new jobs-creation plan amid the grimmest employment picture in decades, with private sector hiring at a virtual standstill and state and local governments cutting jobs by the thousands to plug budget shortfalls.The president is expected to ou