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Today, Wal-Mart said it's awarding $2 billion in extra compensation to about a million hourly workers in the US. Almost half the compensation is...

I've been so consumed with AIG and things of that nature, I forgot to fill out my NCAA tournament bracket, and now it's too late. Even President...

With the death of another newspaper this week, we've talked more about the future of journalism. In furthering that discussion, I'd like to point...

You can read the AIG bonus contracts right here. Congressman Barney Frank posted them this afternoon. Let me warn you, the legalese is blinding. ...

As I've pointed out the last couple days, I worry that the whirling dervish of AIG's bonuses might be diverting our attention from issues more...

To say Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is on the hot seat would be an understatement. The chorus calling for him to lose his job is decidedly...

I can only stew about AIG so many hours of the day. At some point, I have to diffuse the frustration. Last night, I channeled it into my favorite...

Tonight, the Treasury said it will make AIG repay the government the $165 million in bonuses handed out last week. In a letter to Congressional...

It's a sad day in Seattle. After 146 years, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer published its last newspaper this morning. The P-I is moving entirely...

I signed the lease on a new apartment yesterday, and let me tell you, it's a good time to be apartment hunting. My fiancee and I got a great deal...