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Yeah, I get that the economy needs as much activity as possible to gain momentum. For retailers, that means extra measures this year -- deep early...

Good Friday to you. Among this morning's items, the most hated rally in Wall Street history, monopoly money, and the blob:...

The economic numbers out this week seem to paint a pretty clear picture. Economic activity is picking up. A little. In the third quarter, there...

A new study says long flight delays are twice as common as they were 20 years ago. And as the economy improves, the aggravation of flying will...

We've talked a lot about the potentially inappropriate ties between Wall Street and the government. A look at the Treasury Secretary's appointment...

Good morning. Nothing too hard-hitting today so far, but some good things to read nonetheless. Starting with -- did you know, they're opening a...

It's weird. A colleague and I were chatting today, and he wondered aloud whether California might fail. I chuckled a sad chuckle. But just now,...

The Fed says revolving credit (see also: credit cards) had a big drop off this summer, more than 8% on an annual basis. Meanwhile, debit card...

His name is Bob Benmosche. He's been CEO of AIG for about two months now. And so far, he isn't making many friends, let me tell ya....

Good morning. Today, a few pictures worth a thousand words. And a few words that might say even more:...