FOXBusiness.com's Biggest 2015 Hits

Bad markets, bad behavior, tainted water, taxes and woes at Wal-Mart top FOXBusiness.com's list of the 10 most read stories of 2015.    

Wall Street Slammed Amid Global-Growth Fears U.S. equity markets capped a tumultuous trading day on August 24 solidly in negative territory after shedding about $812 billion in market value. (Reuters)

IRS Sacks Tom Brady With ‘Super’ Tax Bill Tom Brady and the New England Patriots may have won Super Bowl XLIX, but the Internal Revenue Service is about to sack the MVP quarterback. (USA Today Sports)

IRS Finds 6,400 Lois Lerner Emails But Won't Hand Em Over The Internal Revenue Service may have found 6,400 emails from Lois Lerner, who oversaw the tax agency’s Exempt Organizations Unit.

People Jailed for Owing Less Taxes Than Al Sharpton Serial tax avoidance appears to be a hallmark of Al Sharpton’s operations. But there’s a warning here: Others have gone to prison for lesser amounts.

American Airlines Passenger Accosted by Flight Attendant Speaks Out Tiania Fough was boarding her connecting flight home to Oregon when she was abruptly kicked off her American Airlines flight. During an interview with FOX Business Network’s Sandra Smith, Fough shared her side of the story. (Reuters)

Bottled Water Recall, 11 States Affected Niagara Bottling issues a voluntary recall after a Pennsylvania spring found traces of E. coli. ( REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

A Bad Day for Democrats: Sen. Scott Brown When Hillary Clinton launched her campaign last April, she was widely expected to win her party’s nomination. But the past six months have been dominated by questions about her honesty and ethics, and have seen her poll numbers fall precipitously. (AP)

Trouble in the Skies A six-month investigation by the FOX Business Network into the hiring and training of air traffic controllers raises troubling questions about the nation’s air safety and the men and women the FAA hires to staff airport control towers. (Reuters)

Filing for Social Security? Choose Your Start Date Carefully A mistake when filing for Social Security benefits can result in a smaller monthly check. (Reuters)

Wal-Mart Lost $21 Billion Wednesday: What Really Happened? Are Wal-Mart’s problems really tied to the U.S. economy or has the retailer simply lost its way?