As America prepares to tuck into turkeys, Byrd became our longest serving lawmaker, Birds Eye is being bought by Blackstone (BX) and yesterday’s equity action was one for the birds. With h

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

Late on Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) upped the ante on its rivalry with Cisco (CSCO) when it announced its plans to purchase 3Com (COMS) for $7.90 per share in cash or $2.7 billion.3Com sells ent

The health-care sector is huge here in the US, accounting for 16% of GDP, and politicians have decided the system demands a radical overhaul.So, on Saturday, as you kicked back beers at the local bar

There are 10 things that smart leaders do to help them cope -- but those very actions could mess up their companies, careers, and lives. "Everybody here has the ability to do anything I do and m

There has been a lot of debate lately as to whether proposals such as health-care reform will turn America into a socialist state.Considering what I’ve learned in 35 years working for nonprofit

Preparing itself for the moment when its DVD inventory is obsolete, Best Buy (BBY) has delved into the world of digital downloads. The retailer has teamed up with software company Sonic Solutions (SN

Editor's Note: This article was written by James Quinn, a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions wit

I've been talking about the Job-Loss Recovery for quite some time. (Click here to see recent examples of my discussion, and check out Professor Megan Barnett's explanation in The Decoder: Jobless Rec

Have you wished that back in the middle of 2003, you'd recognized that the economy was recovering, and that when Apple’s (AAPL) new Macs and iPods were starting to fly off the shelves, you'd pu