| A Look Behind the Ranking November 17, 2009 at 6:04 pm |
| BusinessWeek releases its annual list of the best places to raise your kids. Find out which Chicago suburb took home the top spot and more |
| Trump Cuts A Casino Deal November 17, 2009 at 5:39 pm |
| He's back. After seeing his New Jersey casino empire slide into bankruptcy for a third time, real estate baron Donald J. Trump has returned to the table. |
| Goldman to Aid Small Business November 17, 2009 at 5:24 pm |
| Goldman Sachs, with Warren Buffett and others, will spend $500 million to aid small companies. BW's John Tozzi says the goal may be partly to soften Goldman's tarnished image |
| Service Sector Inflation Ticks Up November 17, 2009 at 3:37 pm |
| The headline number for this morning's PPI report was an 0.6% decline in the price of finished goods less food and energy ("core PPI"). In fact, core finished goods PPI has fallen for 4 out of the past 6 months. So if we just look at this number, inflation seems like it isn't a problem, |
| Home Depot's Sluggish Consumers November 17, 2009 at 3:09 pm |
| Wall Street is hoping for a strong economic recovery, but again and again investors are disappointed by signs that American consumers remain cautious and careful about opening their wallets. The latest evidence arrived Nov. 17, when Home Depot (HD) reported earnings. |
| Federal Task Force Targets Fraud November 17, 2009 at 2:15 pm |
| The Obama Administration launches a multi-agency panel to coordinate investigation and prosecution of financial crimes |
| America's Best Place to Raise Your Kids November 17, 2009 at 12:47 pm |
| See which town ranked highest in BusinessWeek's fourth annual survey of the Best Places to Raise Your Kids. Hint: It's in Illinois |
| Lower Wattage Star Power at Lazard November 17, 2009 at 12:33 pm |
| The board of Lazard Freres today named Kenneth Jacobs as the firm's new CEO. Jacobs, 51, is a twenty two veteran of the venerable firm and currently CEO of Lazard North America. Jacobs was tapped over a number of internal candidates who were considered more likely picks. Read more about that here ... |
| Proxy Contests and Shareholder Slates November 17, 2009 at 11:44 am |
| Behan asks former CalPERS governance chief and current Shamrock Capital Advisors exec Dennis Johnson how he chooses boards to target and what to consider if you're asked to join a shareholder slate |
| Top Time Editor to Run BusinessWeek November 17, 2009 at 11:18 am |
| Josh Tyrangiel, a deputy managing editor at Time magazine and its top online editor, will become the editor of a Bloomberg-owned BusinessWeek |
| Greatest U.S. Health Threat: Obesity November 17, 2009 at 9:00 am |
| America has made huge strides in treating cancer, smoking, and other critical illnesses, but obesity is reaching crisis proportions |
| Korea’s Kia Opens Auto Plant in U.S. November 17, 2009 at 5:48 am |
| While other automakers slash output and close production lines, South Korea's Kia Motors has just opened a $1 billion plant in Georgia. The new factory, part of Kia's growing presence in the U.S. market, has an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles. On Nov. 17, it began rolling out the new Sorento ... |
| Munis: Does AMBAC's Plight Boost Risk? November 16, 2009 at 8:26 pm |
| Although municipal bond insurers have been on life support for almost two years, Ambac Financial Group's (ABK) revelation in a Nov. 9 filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it might have to file for bankruptcy protection in mid 2011 should serve to remind muni investors of the ... |
| Hooter's Las Vegas in Default November 16, 2009 at 8:07 pm |
| I once told my colleague Dean Foust, who was writing an article about the Hooter's restaurant chain, that a planned Hooter's casino in Vegas was a sure thing. "I'd invest in that," I said. Scantily-clad women, beer, gambling, what could go wrong? Alas, the latest results for 155 East Tropicana, the ... | | |
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