Ursula M. Burns graduated from college nearly 30 years ago, when “women CEOs were non-existent” and “black women CEOs were unimaginable,” as she told this spring's graduating

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

The United States, long an exporter of popular culture, may be exporting obesity to Europe, Asia, and Africa thanks to strong fast-food sales led by McDonald’s (MCD).The World Health Organizati

This week’s review comes to you in a shortened format as I’m about to leave Cape Town for a visit to the colder environs of Switzerland and Slovenia. Although reduced commentary is provid

Stocks surged, the Dow’s best day since July taking it back above 10,000 as gold rallied for a fourth straight session (see Why Gold Could Still Triple From Here). US worker productivity posted

Japan has gone through two lost decades, in and out of deflation, with nothing to show for it but increasing debt to GDP and a stock market still 70% below its peak.Now, Richard Koo of Nomura Researc

Big news: This past weekend I finally beat my kids in Wii boxing. That makes my record around 1 and 50.Asian stocks were mixed overnight. The Hang Seng was up 1.23%, but the Nikkei was down 0.21%. Eu

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When Sony Pictures Animation announced it was producing an animated film version of the entertainingly bizarre 1978 children's book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs featuring Mr. T as a voice for on

Quint Tatro's FlexFolio is beating S&P 500 by 28% since inception - get your free trial today. While the end of last week put a damper on the phenomenal run the markets have experienced year to