Million-dollar paint job? Eye-popping number covers 2 Fairhope water towers

FAIRHOPE, Alabama -- Painting two water towers could cost $1 million -- and that's just for basic white.

What You Should Know About Real Estate Valuation

Anyone involved in a real transaction can benefit from gaining a basic understanding of the different methods of real estate valuation.

$100 billion Facebook deal that will make Bono the world's richest rock star (but at what cost to your privacy?)

Tomorrow, Wall Street will invite the world to buy shares in Facebook. It is a massive gamble on its founder Mark Zuckerberg, but for some, such as the U2 frontman, it will make them staggeringly rich.

Q&A: Brian Scudamore, founder/CEO, 1-800-Got-Junk

Brian Scudamore turned junk collecting into a $100-million business. Can he do the same with house painting?

Spaniards Go Underground to Fight Slump

As the recession deepens, more workers are getting by on the black-market economy that amounts to as much as a fifth of the country’s gross domestic product.