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Hedge-Fund Manager John Paulson's Greatest Trade Ever

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:49:26 GMT

How hedge fund manager John Paulson bet against the real estate bubble and made $15 billion in a single year.

The Mighty, Messy Power of Europe

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:26:35 GMT

How the financial crisis could leave Europe even stronger than America.

The Tragic Decline of the House of Versace

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:38:01 GMT

How the House of Versace went from rags to riches—and back again.

Financial Reform and Obama

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:45:39 GMT

Finance is much the same as ever.

Credit Cards: Are Consumers Being Overcharged?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:29:57 GMT

Consumers have increasingly been charged higher interest rates and pricey fees, and hit with one-sided account modifications. Will new legislation really put an end to all that?

Deficit Hawks Ignore the Economy's Good News

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:35:22 GMT

The deficit hawks squawk too much.

Wall St.: If The Economy Is Stagnant, Why Are Stocks Up?

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:09:58 GMT

If the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? The answer is disturbing.

Economy: Why We Are Stuck In a 1989 Mindset

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:18 GMT

The fall of the Berlin Wall may seem like ancient history. But the economic debate has never moved beyond it.

We Read It: Levitt & Dubner's 'Superfreakonomics'

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:07:43 GMT

Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, the authors behind , are back with a sequel, inevitably titled . Four observations from the dismal-science duo:

Why the Vitamin Business Thrived in Recession

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:10:10 GMT

The vitamin business thrived through the recession. Why?

Newspapers Are Better Off Than You Think: Daniel Gross

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:36:34 GMT

Newspapers aren't doing as badly as you think.

Why It Makes No Sense to Fire Older Workers: Cose

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:57:33 GMT

The idiocy of axing older employees.

Foreclosures Hit the Unemployed Middle Class

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:30:19 GMT

Forget the subprime-mortgage borrowers. This latest wave in the foreclosure crisis is hitting homeowners hurt by unemployment.

Zachary Karabell on U.S.-China Relationship

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:42:52 GMT

This superfused economy helps both countries with debt, intellectual know-how, and product sales.

Soros Launches Effort to Battle Free-Market Zeal

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:57:07 GMT

George Soros launches a $50 million effort to purge economics of its free-market zeal.

Savvy Retirees Get Most From Social Security

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:56:01 GMT

Increasingly sophisticated retirees are figuring out how to get the most out of the system.

Congress Not Tackling Real Issues of Universal Health Care

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:11:20 GMT

It pretends to control costs and improve access when it doesn't.

Volcker: Bernanke Didn't Go Far Enough

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:59:34 GMT

Paul Volcker saw Barack Obama as an "agent for needed change" when the former Federal Reserve chairman endorsed him for president in January 2008. But lately Volcker has been feeling a bit ignored by the White House, and thinks that Obama isn't changing Wall Street enough to avert another subprime disaster. Last week the current Fed chief, Ben Bernanke, came up with a proposal to make big banks behave: he pledged to change the way the nation's top 28 banking companies pay their executives, removing incentives for short-term gains and "working to ensure that compensation packages appropriately tie rewards to longer-term performance."

Interview: U of Texas president Bill Powers

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:54:45 GMT

The lead investigator into Enron's collapse on lessons learned.

Freakonomics Author Talks About His New Book

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:48:26 GMT

The coauthor of SuperFreakonomics talks about whether the book minimizes global warming, whether humans are truly selfless, and what the long-term effects of Hurricane Katrina might be.