Framed for child porn -- by a PC virus

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography. - 11/09/2009

IRS may have a refund for you

Wouldn't it be great if the Internal Revenue Service were looking for you to give you money? - 11/09/2009

Sony offers 'Cloudy' early to people with its TVs

LOS ANGELES -- In a bid to sell living room electronics and spur buzz for "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs," Sony Corp. is offering the movie for free to U.S. buyers of its Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players starting Monday. - 11/09/2009

Briefs

3 big banks set to pay record bonuses this year

Nation - 11/09/2009

ECONOMY WATCH

5 tips for better meetings

Do your weekly meetings feel like a waste of time? More importantly, does your company have that kind of time to waste? - 11/09/2009

New 'Call of Duty' could set entertainment record

This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year's record $155 million opening weekend for "The Dark Knight." - 11/08/2009

Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court

Washington -- With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software. - 11/08/2009

Being jobless today tougher than it used to be

Washington -- It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. - 11/08/2009

Retail hiring slump lingers

It's unlikely that teenagers, college students home for the holidays or Michigan's unemployed will have much luck snagging a job folding shirts or stocking shelves this holiday season. - 11/07/2009

Ruling a blow to Blue Cross rate hike plan

Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield's bid for a 31 percent rate hike for supplemental Medicare insurance hit a road block Friday. - 11/07/2009

Cutting 800 jobs will help Michigan, Pulte says

Bloomfield Hills-based Pulte Homes Inc. says its plan to cut 800 jobs will actually benefit Michigan. - 11/07/2009

Business briefs

Bank regulators seized and sold Detroit's Home Federal Savings Bank on Friday night, arranging for Liberty Bank and Trust Co. of New Orleans to assume all of the deposits. Home Federal had two branches, and both will reopen during their normal business hours as branches of Liberty Bank and Trust. An announcement from the FDIC said Home Federal depositors can access their money over the weekend by writing checks. - 11/07/2009

Home Federal Savings Bank third to fail in Michigan this year

Bank regulators seized and sold Detroit's Home Federal Savings Bank on Friday night, arranging for Liberty Bank and Trust Co. of New Orleans to assume all of the deposits. - 11/06/2009

Borders to close 200 Waldenbooks

Ann Arbor-based Borders Group Inc. will close 200 of its Waldenbooks stores nationwide, including six in Michigan, as part of an initiative to bolster the embattled bookseller. - 11/06/2009

U.S. jobless rate tops 10% for first time since 1983

Washington -- The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 -- and is likely to go higher. - 11/06/2009

Game on

New 'Ratchet & Clank' sticks with winning formula

'Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time' and 'Forza Motorsport 3' are top games in their class among recent releases. - 11/06/2009

Business briefs

Toyota Motor Corp. returned to profit in the second quarter, winding up a better-than-expected earnings season for Japan's leading automakers. Toyota said Thursday it still expects to lose money for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. But it reduced its loss forecast by more than half, to $2.15 billion from $4.9 billion. Toyota, like its Japanese rivals, benefited from "cash for clunkers" programs in many regions that stoked demand for small and fuel-efficient cars. - 11/06/2009