They call it the "Botax." The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they searc

There’s an old joke in Silicon Valley about Oracle (ORCL) founder and CEO Larry Ellison:Q: What’s the difference between God and Larry Ellison?A: God doesn’t think he’s Larry

Enter the Dragon!There was a time, about a decade ago, that Cisco (CSCO) executives would comment that Huawei was so good at copying (aka appropriating) Cisco’s technology that it even replicat

Much like a graffiti tag, a computer hacker's calling card is of utmost importance. It should signify bold recklessness with an utter disdain for rules, borders, and authority. This badge of honor wi

First of all, this was not a hoax. Falcon was missing when the balloon lifted off. Why would we make a hoax with our kid?-- Richard HeeneWe all know about that balloon and we all have our own theorie

It got pretty ugly out there today, or downright spooky (lame Halloween joke). The S&P 500 got whacked today by -2.82% to 1036 finishing right at the low for the day, and the low for the week. It

What’s a Fed to do? We get talk about tightening and taking away the easy credit, but we got the fourth largest monetization on record last week. This week we examine the elements of deflation,

Dear Mr. Bernanke,I have a confession to make. In my recently published book, I didn’t speak too kindly of you nor your predecessor, “easy Al”. I still believe my criticisms of Mr.

The G-7 meeting has concluded and the only accomplishment was yapping about the need for a strong dollar. Consider G-7 Finance Chiefs Campaign for “Strong Dollar”.   Finance chief

Woody Allen had this great line in his play Central Park West. He said, “People don’t hate you for your weaknesses, they hate you for your strengths.” How true. Whenever you start t