Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, best known for chronicling the rich in The Great Gatsby, supposedly said to Ernest Hemingway, “The rich are different than you and me.”To which Hemingway rep

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

The 2009 Financial Reality Show has been nothing short of surreal.We sidestepped cataclysmic dysfunction in the first quarter.A furious chase followed, taking the S&P back towards the flat-line a

Editor's Note: See Ron Coby's first "letter" to Ben Bernanke here. Dear Mr. Bernanke,As a follow-up to my most recent letter, I once again want to say thanks. I was so relieved on Wednesday

In a world as globalized as ours, it's hard to believe that there are drool-worthy products out there that you can't buy at the mall downtown, or anywhere in the country. But they exist.Take Coke. Su

1. Banks Go for Broke......and They're Almost ThereA game of chicken. That's really what it's come down to for banks. Listening in on the Pulte Homes (PHM) conference call this morning, Richard J. Du

President Barack Obama knocks Wall Street for being “motivated only by the appetite for quick kills and bloated bonuses.”One result of this mindset is US Treasury Department “pay Cz

Editors Note: Welcome to Love It or Hate It, a regular dual-column feature that will capture the love-hate relationship America has with some of its biggest, most controversial companies. For past co

Well, I enjoyed a 2.5 hour commute home last night, courtesy of drivers rubbernecking an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. To say I wanted to pull my hair out as we traveled at the breakneck speed

UK Economy Contracts Again The UK’s longest recession in a generation continues. Britain’s Office for National Statistics said today the economy shrank 0.4% in the period from July throug