The pharmaceutical landscape is rapidly changing as patents for some of the blockbuster drugs of the last decade near expiration and other players try to grab some of the remaining revenues before ge

Forget the statistical analysis, chatter from the guru of the minute, and the price of oil or gold, because we’re in a Mother Goose economy.The author of nursery rhymes summed up our current fi

Edward R. Dewey was a Harvard-educated economist who worked for the Department of Commerce during the 1929 stock market crash. After the crash he was assigned the task of finding out what caused the

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The days of soaring stock prices and luxury flights have passed for airlines around the globe, but the new reality of cost-cutting and consolidation could keep the major legacy carriers from being pe

In my opinion, the best comedy ever was the sitcom Seinfeld, and one of the most hilarious episodes was “opposite George." (Click here for a clip and a great laugh.) In this classic episod

Geithner Talk on Strong Dollar US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was in Japan today saying the United States is committed to a strong dollar policy.According to the Wall Street Journal, Geithner

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

IEA Cuts Oil Outlook The International Energy Agency cut its long-term forecast for world oil demand due in part to lingering effects from the global recession, as well as new policies designed to cu

Reynolds' Shift in Strategy?Reynolds American (RAI) is in advanced negotiations to take over Niconovum, a Swedish maker of nicotine-replacement products that helps people quit smoking.According to th