It’s not always enough to be a mere “guest” in a luxury hotel. Wouldn’t it be better to feel like you own the place? Not just the room. The whole place -- and the outdoors as

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A lot of bullish commentators are talking about a recovery being in the works, and they may very well be right. But it’s not going to look like any recovery worthy of the name. This week we loo

Ruth Madoff may soon have her mail forwarded to the Hotel Fleabag - assuming she stays out of prison. Federal investigators are expected to ask the court to freeze about $93 million in assets, arguin

The bottom continues to fall out of the housing market. Phoenix reports a decline of 32.7% for the year; Las Vegas, 31.7%; San Francisco, 31.0%; Miami, 29%; Los Angeles, 27.9%. And San Diego saw an a

Senator Barack Obama is a either a naïf or a ninny. Based on his tax proposals, the key to any economic program, the nincompoop out-points the naïf. Here’s why: Obama proposes to rais

Imagine you’re running a marathon. Against incredible odds, you’re in first place. The finish line is just yards away; as you cross it, triumphant, the feeling of ecstasy immediately vani

Volatile swings and crushing losses in the stock market are enough to drive you crazy. Literally. The phones of psychologists in New York have been ringing off the hook as Wall Street’s executi

While October may be the cruelest month, its final week was even crueler: It gave us false hope. The Dow was up 10%, the S&P was up 11% - their biggest one-week gains since 1974. Even staid blue-

BRIC Stocks Cheap, ScaryEven after a record 20% gain in emerging-market stocks last week, some of the world’s biggest money managers think tougher times lie ahead for the BRIC nations (Bra