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Happy Friday. This morning: Health care yen and yang, a fantastic email and lots of stuff about Canadians......

President Obama supports the idea of increasing the country's nuclear energy. He even knows how to pronounce the word. But just as Obama is...

That comes straight from the mouth of Morgan Stanley Chairman John Mack. Mack is proposing an "open discussion" on compensation at investment...

And they call this God's work? Toying with the financial future of a sovereign nation? That's what it's come to. Banks have been placing bets on...

Good morning. Yesterday, we talked about how the Volcker Rule might be abandoned. Well, today, there's word that a stand-alone consumer...

There are few websites that prompt such acrimonious yelping as Yelp. Until now, the barking has been confined to blogs and comment sections, but...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was on Capitol Hill today, giving his latest progress (?) report on the economy. The Fed's in a tough spot. ...

Last month, President Obama forcefully proposed an outright ban on "proprietary trading" at commercial banks. Standing beside him was former Fed...

Good morning. Boy, Congress likes to hold hearings. Today, there are three biggies: Toyota, the Federal Reserve chairman and the insurance...

Apple's decision to delete 6,000 applications from its iPhone store is creating something of a stir. The apps were considered objectionable by...