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Wall Street vs. Main Street

The recent turmoil involving Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and AIG have cost the economy billions of dollars, led to thousands of layoffs, and conjured up ...  Read story

Grist: Micromanagers, Unite!

Confessions from a real-life micro-manager -- and how our company can benefit from a little meddling.  Read story

Grist: Micromanagers, Unite!

Confessions from a real-life micro-manager -- and how our company can benefit from a little meddling.  Read story

Mortgage-backed Securities

Although interest rates dropped for most of this year, consumer loan rates remained stubbornly (from the borrower perspective) or satisfyingly (from the b...  Read story

Technology: When IT Workers Attack

How to prevent tech sabotage  Read story

Mail

The Good, the Bad, the Underfunded Robb Mandelbaum's feature about the Small Business Administration was the most balanced article I have read...  Read story

Consumer Mood Up

Americans are more confident about the economy and their finances, a survey finds.  Read story

Is the Economy Stressing You Out?

Business owners and employees alike are feeling anxious and losing sleep -- and all that concern about layoffs, rising costs, and a tumbling stock market is ...  Read story

Learning From the Best

Lessons from the Top: The Search for America's Best Business Leaders by Thomas J. Neff and James M. Citrin. Doubleday, 418 pages, $24.95....  Read story

The Art of Unhatched-Chicken Accounting

The top four banks have taken significant charges for impairment of their mortgage-servicing rights. The bottom three have not. Countrywide ...  Read story

Handling Unexpected Boosts in Sales

Surges in sales are great -- if you know you can handle them.  Read story

Money Market Instruments

The money market is the arena in which financial institutions make available to a broad range of borrowers and investors the opportunity to buy and sell v...  Read story

Nonprofit Organizations

Nonprofit organizations are institutions that conduct their affairs for the purpose of assisting other individuals, groups, or causes rather than garnerin...  Read story

Will the Bailout Help You?

It's the $700 billion question on everyone's mind -- and nobody has a real answer. To understand whether the money will start flowing again, it's important t...  Read story

Honorable Mention: Frank Altman

Thousands of small businesses in impoverished communities now have a shot at funding, thanks to him.  Read story

The Money Game

Profile of an interstate bank that looks for a solid reputation in the community.  Read story

An Rfc For Today: A Capital Idea

The Democrats are ready for a national economic strategy. Felix Rohatyn's plan for a new Reconstruction Finance Corp. leads the debate.  Read story

Smart Money

Bob McCormick's flair for innovation has made his company a model in an industry that's as stodgy as they come.  Read story

How China Will Change Your Business

Fourteen things every entrepreneur should know about the capitalist explosion heading our way. But don't assume that conceding China's rise means conceding t...  Read story

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