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Merrill Lynch Goes Ga Ga for Green

Note to investors: Don't get too comfortable with the falling price of oil. Merrill Lynch's clean tech strategist Steven Milunovich said in a repor[...] read more »
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After Criticism From Cuomo, A.I.G. Cuts Executive Pay

Under pressure from Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, the American International Group said Tuesday that it would pay its chief executive[...] read more »
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I Conquered THE iPHONE

Technically, I didn’t conquer it, but I’m very happy about my decision to sell it. I received an iPhone as a gift. It was a VERY generous gift. In my[...] read more »
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Should G20 Crack Down on Forex Speculation?

Recent volatility in forex markets has led some policy-makers to revive an erstwhile exhortation to limit the role of speculators in forex markets, w[...] read more »
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Americans Drive Less, Creating a Problem

The oil industry and oil-producing nations have an acute problem, because the combination of conservation and the worst world-wide economic slump in [...] read more »
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The Fallout from Climate Change Could Mean a $300M+Annual Price Tag for California

Climate change is a reality, and one that has never been more evident to us than now - as we experience 80+ degree temperatures in November and hear [...] read more »
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Ford Scion Looks Beyond Bailout to Green Agenda

As the Detroit auto companies contend with their worst financial crisis in decades, the most famous American auto executive has stayed largely out of[...] read more »
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Another Crisis, Another Guarantee

Guarantees that could not be honored thrust the world financial system into its worst crisis since the Great Depression. Will a guarantee by the Unit[...] read more »
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New Federal Plan Aims to Rework Fannie and Freddie Loans

In a bid to finally stem the tide of foreclosures, the government released a new modification plan aimed to rework loans handled by Fannie Mae and Fr[...] read more »
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APEC In Sync With IMF: Global Financial Crisis To Be Curtailed By 2010

The 21 economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), which represent more than half of the world’s productive power, assured the world y[...] read more »
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Broke vs. Poor: Which One Are You?

Great financial psychology article on the difference between broke and poor. This should certainly spark a good discussion. read more »
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HSBC boss says UK economy needs 'rebalancing'

The UK economy has become too reliant on financial services and needs to be "rebalanced", the head of Britain's biggest bank has suggested. read more »
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Green-collar workers on the rise

Birkenstocks meet business suits. The “green” movement has moved beyond the Sierra Club to Wall Street. Fortune 500 corporations and small companies [...] read more »
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Geithner Said to Be Chosen for Treasury Secretary

President-elect Barack Obama will name Timothy F. Geithner to be his Treasury Secretary, according to a knowledgeable Democrat, elevating a Treasury [...] read more »
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Should Microsoft make a bid for Time Warner?

In February, Microsoft offered to purchase Yahoo for $31 a share in a deal valued at 44.6 billion dollars. Yahoo declined the deal and has seen its s[...] read more »
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