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Nov 23 09 12:01am EDT

Ooops

EBay search glitch hammers holiday sales. Continue


Nov 20 09 2:55pm EDT

The Era of the Renminbi Is at Hand

The Blackstone Group's new China fund is denominated in the renminbi, not the dollar, a sign that Asia's financial infrastructure is rapidly coming of age. Continue


Nov 19 09 10:29am EDT

Computer Glitch Snarls Air Traffic

The problems in Atlanta have a ripple effect. If planes can't leave Atlanta, they can't land in New York and then take off again for Chicago. Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. Continue


Nov 19 09 8:48am EDT

Dollar Doldrums? What Dollar Doldrums?

Ever since Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments Monday about the status of the American dollar, we've been looking for more signs about how U.S. monetary policy officials think the greenback is doing. Today, we got some clues and they amounted to a fiscal version of the Bobby McFerrin tune, "Don't Worry, Be Happy." Continue


Nov 18 09 12:05pm EDT

American Express Makes a Revolutionary Deal

To stay on the cutting edge in terms of new payments products and platforms, American Express is buying Steve Case's Revolution Money for $300 million. Continue


Nov 18 09 10:27am EDT

Calpers Puts Pressure on Private Equity Funding and Fees

A new investment chief at the nation's largest pension plan slashes private equity funding by 62 percent. Continue


Nov 18 09 6:04am EDT

Madoff Makes Millions (for Others)

The auction of four boats and a Mercedes Benz convertible once owned by convicted Ponzi operator Bernard Madoff, his wife Ruth, and a former associate netted a little more than $2 million. Continue


Nov 17 09 1:44pm EDT

Lazard Looks Within Its Ranks for New Chief

Kenneth Jacobs, a Lazard veteran, succeeds the late Bruce Wasserstein.  Continue


Nov 17 09 8:02am EDT

A Brutal Morning for Geithner

This is not the headline Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (or, frankly his boss, President Obama) wanted to read: HOW CAN GEITHNER SURVIVE THIS? Scathing Report Singles Out Treasury Chief For Bungled AIG Bailout. Continue


Nov 16 09 5:57am EDT

GM to Start Payback

The automaker, in a better-than-expected financial position, will begin repayment of the money it owes the government. Continue


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