It's like a rock in the pit of your stomach; a cold clammy feeling that spreads up your gut and momentarily stops your breath. It's the awful momen...
We look back with pride, and with some amazement really, at these great civil justice wins during the past decade. It hasn't been easy, and there are many to thank.
The survival of the best and most important paper in the country will only be assured if the Times is bankrupted and wrested from the Sulzburger family.
A mandate for health insurance would, if signed into law, would take the already flawed business model of health insurance and turn it into a perfect storm of financial and then physical ruin.
Tens of thousands of American families may remember Christmas of 2009 as the last time they'll spend a holiday in a home they own. Yet 2010 might not look much prettier.
Greece is, once again, on the verge of bankruptcy and, once again, is asking its European partners for help.
After taking more time off than George Bush ever did, Congress finds itself at the year's end with a whole stack of things to accomplish. Which results in a frenzy of things getting passed, or at least debated.
Despite promises of relief from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, policymakers, and lenders, our homes are still being foreclosed at record levels....
Current Waldenbooks employees have come forward to alert the public that the company plans to dispose of many unsold books in the cheapest, easiest, least responsible way possible - by trashing them.
Can you image what TV might look like if it looked like the people who watch it, often in higher proportions than the people being targeted by an overwhelming white, male corps of writers?
This article originally appeared on my site Credit Writedowns. Note: Since this post was published, three more banks in Georgia have failed. Read deta...
This article originally appeared on my site Credit Writedowns. AmTrust Financial, a privately held regional bank holding company based in Cleveland, ...
One in seven. That is the astounding proportion of American families in default on their home mortgages. And if we don't take bolder steps soon to get...
In a sovereign debt crisis, the central government's debt become so high that everyone knows they cannot possibly tax the population enough to cover their expenses and service it.
Willem Buiter has just taken on a new role at Citigroup. The news of Willem Buiter's role as Chief Economist at Citigroup comes via DealBook at the Ne...
The popular narrative -- that Tim Geithner needlessly favored the interests of banks over those of taxpayers -- does not withstand close scrutiny.
CIT has been a stalwart lender for small businesses. But there are alternatives if you look for them.
Tough economic times have tested the vast majority of Americans -- and that includes celebrities.
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The way it stands with credit card companies these days, you might be better off dealing with loan sharks. At least they'll warn you before breaking your legs. The banks sneak up behind you and do it.
You are not doing your children any favors by not allowing them to grow up. I'm OK with parents helping children through college (in four years, not forty), but after that they are on their own.
