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Two Occupy DC Activists Remain Jailed In McPherson Square Police Clash

WASHINGTON--Two members of Occupy DC will remain jailed until at least Thursday on charges they assaulted police officers during Saturday's clash with police who razed...

Businesses Accuse Cybersecurity Plan Of Overstepping Bounds

WASHINGTON -- A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing...

As Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado Vote, Republicans Talk Cuts Not Investment

Most politicians would brush aside their mother if it meant scoring a photo-op with a Minnesota businessman like John Van Dine. His 22-year-old company, SAGE...

Sarah O’Leary: The Race for the Exits: How Komen Can Stop the Exodus

The Susan G. Komen Foundation must take drastic, meaningful and very public measures to win back hearts and minds. One "mea culpa" apology will not be enough to shore up sponsors or win back consumers' loyalty.

Dead Man Found In Foreclosed Home Four Years Later

Abandoned homes have become an increasingly common sight amidst a national foreclosure crisis. Yet what may lurk forgotten behind closed doors may be much worse...

K. Sudhir: Firing Customers to Flatten the Whale

The more a firm can flatten this hump, the more it will profit from customers who do not bleed the firm. So the question stands: when should a firm fire a customer?

Daniel Alpert: Tinkerbell Economics – The Confidence Fairy, Pixie Dust and a Sleeping Dragon

By Daniel Alpert, the founding Managing Partner of Westwood Capital. Cross posted from EconoMonitor While we may be hours away from a partial (and certainly a stopgap) agreement in the talks among the Greek government, the troika and private sector creditors, it is doubtful that a deal will emerge in a fully constructed fashion that...

You’ve Got… Personal Branding

TV Host and business guru Donny Deutsch discusses how individuals brand themselves in the digital age....

February 6th, 2012 Market Recap and Volume Record

Market summary, Apple fun fact, Barry's market thoughts, a decade plus volume record, the Super Bow, and tonight's market analysis.

Original post: February 6th, 2012 Market Recap and Volume Record

February 6th, 2012 Market Recap and Volume Record

Market summary, Apple fun fact, Barry's market thoughts, a decade plus volume record, the Super Bow, and tonight's market analysis.

Original post: February 6th, 2012 Market Recap and Volume Record

Stiglitz: Capturing the ECB

A quick post between appointments -- Joe Stiglitz is unhappy with the ECB. He says, "The ECB’s behavior should not be surprising: as we have seen elsewhere, institutions that are not democratically accountable tend to be captured by special interests":...

NCR Jumps 9% On Q4 Beat, Asset Sale

Shares of NCR (NCR) rose $1.67, or almost 9%, to $20.70 in late trading after the company reported Q4 revenue and profit ahead of consensus, forecast the current year’s profit ahead of expectations, and said it sold some assets to DVD vendor Coinstar (CSTR). Revenue in the three months ended in December rose 17%, year...