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Recently, the government’s Pay Czar, Kenneth Feinberg, “suggested” that outgoing Bank of America (BAC) CEO Ken Lewis should take home $0 in salary for 2009, and receive a bonus of e

Kirk Kerkorian, the 92-year-old billionaire investor, so-called father of the mega-resort, and richest man in Los Angeles, worked odd jobs as a boy during the Great Depression and never went to high

In the job market, age may bring experience, but it also brings higher salary requirements and the possibility the candidate is out of touch with the latest technological trends.As unemployment climb

Friday’s successful launch of Dollar General’s (DG) IPO suggests the recession is a good time for deep discounters, or stores that offer rock-bottom prices to cash-strapped shoppers.Dolla

Minus the rain and the massive pile of leaves I had to deal with in my backyard, it was a terrific weekend. But as usual, it seemed just a little too short.Asian stocks rose overnight. The Hang Seng

Remember the good old days when bands made money from album sales? As a reasonably successful bassist who goes by the name Paul McCartney once said, “John and I literally used to sit down and s

Any hacker or modder worth his salt knows to wait a week or two before applying a software or firmware update. Only after the hack is specifically confirmed to function after a version upgrade may th

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