Katharine Crnko
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MID-DAY UPDATE: Sanofi-Aventis buys Genzyme, inflation is up for January
Feb 16, 2011
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis announced this morning that it will buy American biotech firm Genzyme -- bringing to end over six...
Will Watson beat us at our own game?
Feb 16, 2011
Jeopardy! champs Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings may have met their best match: Watson, the IBM super-computer with a profound command of natural la...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Chevron's $9 billion fine; NYSE merges with Deutsche Boerse; daily deal overdose
Feb 15, 2011
An Ecuadorean judge has fined American oil company Chevron for more than $9 billion in a case that has spanned a decade. The lawsuit began in 1990s...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Obama's budget cuts, protests in Bahrain, and billable hours
Feb 14, 2011
President Obama has released his budget proposal for the 2012 federal spending plan. A growing national deficit has prompted the White House to...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Mubarak resigns, phasing-out Fannie and Freddie
Feb 11, 2011
Cheers erupted out of Egypt today as Hosni Mubarak stepped down from the presidency, handing over political power to the military. As Alisa Roth...
Moneymakers
Feb 11, 2011
Title: Moneymakers: The Wicked Lives and Surprising Adventures of Three Notorious Counterfeiters
Author: Ben Tarnoff
Publisher: The Penguin P...