With his public approval where Harry Truman's stood when he left office, George W. Bush gave his last news conference and farewell speech. ...more

January 17, 2009

Over the past year, the federal government has poured money into the economy hundreds of billions of dollars at a time. It has also guaranteed investments, loans and deposits worth about $8 trillion. Barry Ritholtz, the author of "Bailout Nation," points out that this project constitutes the largest infusion in American history. ...more

December 1, 2008

A Harvard Business School alumnus has given the university its largest individual donation ever - $125 million to start a bioengineering institute, the school announced Tuesday. ...more

October 7, 2008

Where Torsten Ringberg is concerned, the key to marketing angle grinders and reciprocating saws to bricklayers or carpenters isn't muscle. It's feelings. ...more

January 28, 2008