God Bless America

Mort Zuckerman, 12.24.2009

Editor, U.S. News & World Report

The end of a year always provides an opportunity to think about the true joys of living in this wonderful country we call America. One quality integral to the American sense of community is giving.

"Times/CBS News Poll" Confirms Viscusi's Prediction From Huffington Post

Stephen Viscusi, 12.15.2009

America's Workplace Guru

By Stephen Viscusi Today's just released "NY Times /CBS" poll confirms what I have been preaching in this very column for months! American individ...

SEC, NYSE Investigate Trading In Buffett's Big Rail Deal

Dan Dorfman, 12.08.2009

Financial Columnist, Market Commentator.

The sizeable number of SEC stock trading investigations indicates that it's business as usual for people who want to beat the system, even if it means chancing fines, jail time and disgrace if they're caught.

The Case for Gold is Airtight. Which is Bad for Gold.

Eric Schurenberg, 12.03.2009

Editor in Chief, CBSMoneyWatch.com

There's no shortage of doubt about most investments these days. (Are emerging markets in a bubble? Are Treasuries a trap for the wary?) But there is n...

Prize of the Meritocracy

Rob Fishman, 12.02.2009

Associate Blog Editor

Goldman Sachs is, by its own account, a meritocracy -- a word first used by Michael Young in 1958. In the half-century since, we seem to have forgotten that the original work was satire.

Et tu, Warren?

John Standerfer, 11.30.2009

Executive Vice President of S3.

There is a long list of people who are accused of unfairly profiting from our national financial crisis - Hank Paulson, John Thain, anyone who has eve...

Jamie Dimon's World

Michael Martin, 11.29.2009

Even if he was interested in being the Secretary of the Treasury, the timing for a corporate Wall Street leader such as Dimon to make the move to the Hill would probably be political suicide for the Obama administration at this point.

Rewriting History To Blame Tim Geithner: An Incomplete Story Of The AIG Bailout

David Fiderer, 11.27.2009

Banker/Writer

The popular narrative -- that Tim Geithner needlessly favored the interests of banks over those of taxpayers -- does not withstand close scrutiny.

Washington: Totally Disconnected From Main Street

Don McNay, 11.24.2009

Award-winning financial columnist, author, commentator and personal finance guru.

Operating a business on Main Street is a lot different than lecturing at the Harvard Economic Club. The team Obama surrounded himself with has spent way more time in a faculty lounge than in the corner barber shop.

Warren Buffett, Stop Using My Credit Card!

Janet Tavakoli, 11.23.2009

President, Tavakoli Structured Finance, Inc.

We must stop subsidizing speculators with cheap funding and tax breaks. We have to hold people accountable for malfeasance, break up large financial institutions, and allow them to fail.

Goldman Sachs' $500 Million Mea Culpa

Joseph A. Palermo, 11.24.2009

Author/Associate Professor of History

It's truly touching that Goldman Sachs' CEO Lloyd Blankfein, who recently said that his too-big-to-fail, Fed-backed holding company is doing "God's wo...

2009-2013: 7.9 Million New Jobs/$554 Billion in GDP Contribution from Green Construction

Jonathan A. Schein, 11.17.2009

Founder of ScheinMedia

Do I have your attention yet? These figures come from a joint study, by the industry association United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and...

Memo to Warren Buffett: Put Down the Pom-Poms and Tell Us the Truth About the Economy

Arianna Huffington, 11.18.2009

Difficult times need wise men to tell difficult truths. And, for many years, Buffett has done just that. So it was deeply distressing to listen to him last week joining in the economic victory lap the Obama administration is taking.

Buffett, Bonuses and Executive Greed

Alice Schroeder, 11.16.2009

Author, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

Warren Buffett is such an important voice in the business world that, single-handedly, he could influence the way Corporate America is paid.

Does Warren Buffett Know What He's Talking About?

Michael Wolff, 11.13.2009

Author of Newser.com's Off the Grid column

Nobody I know who is smart and rich (albeit much less rich than they used to be) thinks the economy is patched up and ready to roll--except, apparentl...

Warren Buffett and the Business of Life: Part 3 of 7

Alice Schroeder, 11.12.2009

Author, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

Buffett had indeed learned through experience that "when in doubt keep holding"; he said, "I've made most of my money sitting on my ass."

Are We in Another Bubble?

Eric Schurenberg, 11.11.2009

Editor in Chief, CBSMoneyWatch.com

While Nouriel Roubini believes we're finally pulling out of the current financial crisis, he says the next Big One will strike in six to 12 months.

Warren Buffett and the Business of Life: Part 2 of 7

Alice Schroeder, 11.05.2009

Author, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

Buffett would always love reading newspapers, but his investing was tightly focused on simple businesses that were as close to immortal as possible. Newspapers no longer qualified.

Has Warren Gone Off the Rails?

Fortune's Stanley Bing, 11.05.2009

Fortune Magazine Columnist

Warren Buffett is investing $32 billion in Burlington Northern Santa Fe, the nation's 2nd largest railroad. At first blush, this is radically counter-intuitive. A railroad? Isn't that hopelessly brick-and-mortar?

Buffett Buys a Railroad: What Does It Mean for Investors?

Alan Schram, 11.03.2009

Managing Partner of Wellcap Partners, a hedge fund based in Los Angeles

Buffett is convinced that economic activity will pick up. In fact, he is confident enough that he is willing to use debt and issue Berkshire shares in order to close the railroad deal.

Is Conscious Capitalism an Oxymoron?

Chip Conley, 10.30.2009

Founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality

We may be entering an era of Karmic Capitalism when business realizes what goes around, comes around. Let's hope that the captains of industry apply noblesse oblige to the business world.