1. The Ever-Sensational Looming Global Economic CollapseThe word came down hard and fast late Wednesday evening, "Société Générale has advised clients to be ready for

This holiday season, J.C. Penney (JCP) CEO and Chairman Myron E. Ullman III is armed with a lineup of exclusive fashion brands he helped bring to the department store chain, and he's ready to battle

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Ah, the Christmas season. The hustle, the bustle, the inevitable familial strife over whether everyone can afford exchanging gifts this year.While most folks are preparing for the holidays by weighin

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

Forget about what he says. If you want to learn what Warren Buffett really thinks are money-making bets, look at what the old guru is actually doing.The greatest value investor of our time likes to p

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It’s a small shot in the arm, but it could mean big money for pharmaceutical companies around the world. With flu season upon us and swine flu threatening to reach pandemic proportions, Big Pha

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