Recently, the government’s Pay Czar, Kenneth Feinberg, “suggested” that outgoing Bank of America (BAC) CEO Ken Lewis should take home $0 in salary for 2009, and receive a bonus of e

When the NBA rolled into Atlanta in 2003 with its All-Star Week events, so did “The World’s Famous Players Ball,” an annual gathering of some of the country’s most notorious p

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How much economic impact do large-scale sporting events -- like this week's World Series -- have on the host cities? Well, that depends on whom you ask. Sports leagues will say that the influx of fre

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As I sit here trying to find value in the convertible-bond market for my clients (it’s there, but it’s a lot more challenging to find than it was a year ago), I’m struck by a couple