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Happy Friday. This morning: radical budget solutions, American blood in the water, and did Texas accidentally ban all marriages?...

Perhaps you've been hearing about Kraft's hostile takeover bid for Cadbury or Barnes and Noble's "poison pill" defense to ward off a hostile bid. ...

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Perhaps there's hope for meaningful financial regulation after all. A couple of interesting quotes have me thinking that way today....

Good morning. To start the day, how 'bout a stiff drink of Scotch? It's only been sitting on ice for 100 years:...

It's been a pretty slow week for news, so it might be a good time to turn the floor over to you. Do you have any burning questions you'd like to...

A year ago, Warren Buffett wrote this: "A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful...

This may come as no surprise, but workplace morale is low. While grateful to have a job, many employees are dispirited by their bigger workloads,...

Good morning. A nice assortment of subjects to start the day, from brown-nosers to "cash for caulkers":...

A large company and a billionaire investor are reportedly launching an initiative to help small businesses across the country. I'll give you one...