NEW YORK - Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has reclaimed its position as the largest corporation in the U.S. among the Fortune 500, pushing Exxon Mobil down to number two.

NEW YORK - Skyrocketing energy prices propelled Exxon Mobil Corp. to the top of the 2006 Fortune 500 list, and consigned Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to the No. 2 spot on the magazine's annual ranking of the nation's largest publicly traded companies.

Jim Pederson’s home in north central Phoenix is spacious enough, but it’s not the mansion that might be expected of someone of his wealth. The place has a lived-in feel and is filled with an odd assortment of seven mixed-breed pound dogs, five cats and a parrot.

Jim Pederson’s home in north central Phoenix is spacious enough, but it’s not the mansion that might be expected of someone of his wealth. The place has a lived-in feel and is filled with an odd assortment of seven mixed-breed pound dogs, five cats and a parrot.

NEW YORK - A tail wind of improving economic conditions blew many major companies to record revenue in 2003, but none was able to knock Wal-Mart Stores off the top of the Fortune 500 list.

CAMDEN, N.J. - An author doesn't have to reveal his sources for a book in which he claimed Donald Trump's wealth was in the millions, not billions.

NEW YORK - Before her version of "The Apprentice" began, Martha Stewart thought she was saying "you're fired" to Donald Trump. While "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart" hasn't done well in the ratings, Stewart initially had much higher hopes - even that her NBC show would eclipse Trump's original.

Reading the first issue of Rachael Ray’s magazine is a lot like watching the Food Network shows that brought fame to the perky brunette. There are five articles about culinary-based travel (the print equivalent of the series "$40 a Day"), a look inside Whoopi Goldberg’s Sub-Zero refrigerator ("Inside Dish," a show about cooking with celebrities) and, of course, a collection of "30-Minute Meals" — the television show that propelled Ray to culinary stardom.

The wild West? You couldn't get further from it in the East Valley, at least according to Forbes Magazine.

Valley-based Go Daddy is helping people with a passion for technology start the new year with a new job.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Jennifer Lopez's mother won a $2.4 million jackpot while playing $1 slots at Atlantic City.

NEW YORK - Fifty years after his first appearance on the show that became known as "American Bandstand," Dick Clark is ready to let go of the microphone.

In today’s competitive market, potential employees going into interviews have a task at hand.

Restaurant Hapa might have been one of the 50 best restaurants in America, according to Gourmet magazine, but Bernadette Zavala said it was the worst place she ever worked.

Joseph Ortiz of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Ahwatukee Foothills has achieved the professional designation of Accredited Asset Management Specialist.

Four East Valley companies fared well on Fortune magazine’s 16th annual list of America’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies.

Envy isn’t the green-eyed monster it used to be. Need proof? Look at E!’s program "It’s Good To Be . . ." which invites viewers into the glamorous lives of celebrities and dares them to envy.

NEW YORK - "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and the founders of the Google search engine have landed on Forbes magazine's annual list of billionaires after a year when rallying stocks and a strong euro swelled the list to the longest it's ever been.

NEW YORK - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt say their four previous children are adjusting just fine to the arrival of a twin brother and sister last month, with cupcakes and "Dora the Explorer" to help ease the transition.

LONDON - J.K. Rowling said she contemplated suicide as she suffered from depression before her rise to success, according to an interview with a student journalist.

NEW YORK -- While many of the world's richest people saw their fortunes shrink again in the last year, Oprah Winfrey's grew enough to put her on Forbes magazine's list of billionaires - the first black woman to join the ranks.

Look no further than our back yard to find one of the nation’s best chefs.

LONDON - Sean Combs is Diddy no more - at least in Britain. The musician and entertainment mogul has agreed to drop the Diddy name as part of an out-of court legal settlement with London-based music producer Richard "Diddy" Dearlove, the law firm representing Dearlove said Monday.