“Inspiration, move me brightly. Light the song with sense and color; hold away despair.”- Grateful DeadThere are moments in life you never forget; sometimes they arrive rather unexpectedl

Forget Armani, highballs, and Beamers. For decades, cocaine has been a prevailing vice among day traders, bankers, and brokers -- becoming so ingrained with New York's financial district that the cor

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The S&P 500 rose for a sixth successive session, its best run since June of ‘07, as it and the Dow each ended at highs for the year, although an afternoon about-face on vacation volume mean

“Crippled but free. I was blind by the time I was learning to see.” --Grateful Dead It was a beautiful, crisp September morning as I looked up from my Wall Street Journal to watch the sun

Stocks slid, as the impressive "alphabet equities" of August including AIG (AIG) (-20.5%) and CIT (CIT) (-15.5%) discovered September sings a different song. See also Why AIG Will

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Mommy-state alert!The Federal Trade Commission is in a tizzy because Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (BUD) marketing campaign for Bud Light includes cans decorated in the colors of various university sp

After starting the week with a broad-based sell-off, stock markets resumed their 5-month uptrend as investors’ confidence in the recovery prospects of the global economy gained traction. With r

View the list If you’re like us, then you know that 4th of July fireworks aren’t always confined to the skies. Given the hot dogs, beer, and suburban angst, it’s the holiday most l