For Credit Cards, 21 Is the New 18

With Howard Schultz's second act at Starbucks in full swing, some analysts say the company has found a way forward after ambitious expansions left it in financial straits.

Twitter, the San Francisco-based micro-blogging service, is reportedly receiving an additional $100 million in funding, but many still wonder how the service will become profitable.

On Oct. 1, 1908, the Ford Model T was introduced to the public. The Model T, called the “car for the great multitude” by Henry Ford, made cars available to the average person, revolutionizing the automobile industry.

On Sept. 16, 1908, William “Billy” Crapo Durant incorporated future automotive manufacturing giant General Motors of New Jersey.

On Sept. 2, 1969, a Chemical Bank branch in Rockville Centre, N.Y., opened its first automatic teller machine (ATM) to the public. The machine, possibly the first ATM ever developed, inspired the proliferation of ATMs over the next four decades.

Microsoft has apologized for replacing a black man’s head with that of a white man in a promotional photo on its Polish Web site, but concerns linger over diversity in advertising.

On Aug. 27, 1859, the Drake Well in Titusville, Pa., became the first well in the United States to strike oil, sparking the rise of America’s multibillion-dollar oil industry.

A leaked e-mail from BMW’s advertising agency sparked outrage among minority broadcasters this month, reviving concerns about discrimination in the advertising world. Despite diversity initiatives and other industry efforts, how much has really changed from the “Mad Men” culture of the 1960s?

Frank DiPascali, who oversaw the day-to-day operations of Bernard Madoff’s fraudulent investment business, is reportedly cooperating with federal investigators and may implicate others who participated in the fraud.

A new rule that puts appraisal management companies between brokers and appraisers is threatening to put appraisers out of business, hurting home buyers and sellers in the process.

QR codes are used in mobile-savvy regions of the world for advertising, ticketing and even nutrition information on food; how will the codes be received in the U.S.?

Almost all companies claiming to be friendly to the environment are making false claims, a study showed. Competitors can challenge each other's green advertising claims in court.

U.K. music-streaming company Spotify has plans to enter the U.S. market later this year; some think it will be a threat to iTunes, but are the companies really competitors?

In an economy that has withered corporate and individual charitable donations, a few nonprofit organizations, such as Anne Mahlum’s Back on My Feet, are experiencing success.

A study indicates that hormone replacement therapy increases the risk of ovarian cancer by 38 percent. Hormone therapy has been declining significantly since 2002, when a major study linked it to increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer, and heart problems.

Food safety concerns have prompted the U.S. and China to ban imports of each other’s chicken, calling attention to the case for locally grown food.

On July 8, 1889, the first issue of The Wall Street Journal, featuring four pages and costing two cents, was published by Dow Jones & Co.

In summer, experts say, teens often engage in high-risk activities due to a lack of structure and supervision. In a recession, shrinking opportunities may exacerbate these risks.