The pink slips have been handed out, the severance checks cashed, and the farewell drinks consumed. Everyone has offered their condolences to those who were let go, yet you’re still here, reeli

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Is it me or is the week going by super fast? It feels like I’m in that Adam Sandler movie, Click. Monday morning seems like it was five minutes ago and here it is, hump day already.Asian stocks

As the one-year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy rolls around, I can imagine there will be very few celebratory parties. I certainly have no desire to celebrate what turned out to be my

What was first thing that went through my mind this morning? HOLY COW THAT MUSIC IS LOUD as my alarm sprung to life at 5:30 AM. As a creature of comfort, I like what I like and stick to my

Airplane maker Boeing (BA) has been taking it on the chin from several angles. For one, a sluggish economy means that demand for air travel and airplanes is less than stellar. Additionally, its 

General Electric (GE) -- the company that needs no introduction, unless your spaceship just landed -- is due out with its second-quarter numbers tomorrow. Naturally, the entire civilized world will b

I got to sit next to that same guy on the bus last night that I've talked about before. The man slurped his coffee for an hour and a half straight, which I figure has to be some sort of rec

My 8-year-old and my 6-year-old beat the daylights out of me in Wii boxing last night. Now I know how my old man felt when I convinced him to play me in Pac-Man on Atari. Asian stocks ended mixed. Th

This Time, It's DifferentBen Bernanke's career will be analyzed and written about for many years. But the one thing that's caused me the most pain is his bringing the term "green shoots" in