Carlos Slim tops Bill Gates as world's richest man

Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.

Twitter users not so social after all

Twitter may be a fast-growing social network, but most of its 50 million accounts merely follow other users rather than posting their own messages.

Jobless claims bill OK'd by Senate

The Senate on Wednesday approved a wide-ranging bill that would push back the deadline to file for extended unemployment insurance until year-end and extends dozens of expired tax breaks.

Record monthly deficit for U.S.: $221 billion

The United States dropped a record $220.9 billion further into the red in February, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday.