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Bank of America CEO search in countdown minus clear pick
With Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Ken Lewis retiring in less than seven weeks, analysts don't see any candidate emerging as a front-runner for his successor. Comment?
American dogma has it that democracy and free markets are the big factors behind our long-time world domination. Comment?
Huffington Post: Catholic Church 'Inexplicably Evil Organization'
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Allison Kilkenny, a self-styled 'political humorist,' ripped the Catholic Church on the Huffington Post on Thursday for threatening to pull the plug in its social services in Washington, DC if same-sex 'marriage' is legalized there. Comment?
Bank of America CEO search still looms
Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis speaks at a press conference at Bank of America headquarters September 15, 2008 in New York City. Comment?
Warren Buffett: The financial panic is over
Warren Buffett, perhaps the world's most admired investor, said on Thursday the financial panic that gripped the globe last year is a thing of the past, even as the U.S. economy's struggles persist. Comment?
SEC expects to proceed with Bear Stearns case
U.S. securities regulators intend to proceed with their civil case against two former Bear Stearns fund managers even though they were acquitted of criminal charges earlier this week. Comment?
Gold on the rise, Chilean output set to triple by 2015
Chile has set in motion plans to triple its gold production in five years as gold prices continue their ascent on world markets on the back of a weak dollar, low interest rates and skepticism about equity investments. Comment?
it's Your Business: Business news releases Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
Dayna L. Fendrick, founder and managing member of Urban Green Studio, has announced that the firm has been approved as a Prequalified Consultant by the Florida Department of Transportation to provide Landscape Architecture services for minor projects . Comment?
Tetra Tech shares decline on cautious outlook
Shares of Tetra Tech Inc. slid Thursday, a day after the engineering consulting firm forecast earnings for fiscal 2010 that fell below of some Wall Street estimates. Comment?
Obama's pay czar concerned firms could lose talent
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The Obama administration's pay czar said Thursday that he is "very concerned" about scaring away top talent at seven firms that took the biggest bailouts. Comment?
How Badly Did Banks Want To Be Saved?
Today I listened to a panel discussion at the Cato Institute about the financial crisis. Comment?
U.S. moves to seize four mosques and skyscraper linked to Iran
Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government. Comment?
Image: inflatable seatbelts
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Edward DeSmet, left, and Srini Sundararajan adjust a crash dummy with an inflatable seat beltA at Ford Motor Co. Comment?
Buffett, Gates tell students worst is behind us
Capitalism is still alive and well, say the world's two richest men, despite lingering shocks from the longest, deepest recession since the Great Depression. Comment?
With gold at record price, consumers cash in and investors buy up
The new gold rush is on. The price of the precious metal is soaring, hitting a record $1,119 an ounce on Wednesday - confounding market analysts who thought there was no way gold would remain so expensive when it first cracked the unheard-of $1,000 mark last year. Comment?
Feds move to seize 4 mosques, tower linked to Iran
By ADAM GOLDMAN Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques, including one in Texas, and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, prosecutors ... Comment?
Warren Buffett Plugs Andrew Ross Sorkin's Book
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Warren Buffett probably boosted Andrew Ross Sorkin's bottom line a good bit tonight by plugging Sorkin's new book during a town hall event with Columbia Business School students that aired on CNBC. Comment?
New U.S. jobless claims lowest since January
The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits last week fell to the lowest level since January, the government said Thursday, evidence the hard-hit labor market may be slowly improving. Comment?
Consumers ready to kick up holiday spending on party goods, home decorating
Home for the holidays is taking on new meaning this year. While the recession has prompted Chicago consumers to trim their holiday gift budgets, they appear more than willing to double their spending on throwing parties, buying clothes and decorating their homes, according to a survey from Deloitte Services scheduled for release Monday. Comment?
Asset Control Wins Banking Technology's Readers' Choice...
Asset Control , the world-wide leader in financial data management solutions, has been named "Best Enterprise Data Management/Reference Data Product" in Banking Technology magazine's third annual Readers' Choice Awards. Comment?