Marketplace Scratch Pad

Bernie Madoff is headed straight for jail after pleading guilty today to the mother of all Ponzi schemes. In revoking bail, the judge said of...

Life insurance companies have been at the back of the bailout line, but their number might get called soon. The Wall Street Journal reports today...

There's an interesting debate going on at Michael Mandel's Businessweek blog. In a column last week, Mandel said the government should pour tons...

In the latest iteration of the government's plan to save the financial system, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner says the government will give money...

No matter how bad the economy gets, at least we have the freedom to complain about it. Some Italian lawmakers want to force bloggers to register...

I read a story that says small cities in California are selling their federal stimulus funds to other cities in exchange for cash. The sellers are...

Wall Street's having its best rally of the year today, and reports like this attribute it to Citigroup. The bank claims it was profitable the...

I love when rival companies go at each other. It reminds me that by god, capitalism is still practiced in this country. Ben and Jerry's is taking...

The battle of the comedy networks rolls on. On the Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart continued his rant against CNBC. He said no one from CNBC...

Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary committee holds a hearing on patent reform. The weeds are tall on this one. If you're not a lawyer, and I'm not,...