Nukes in my backyard

Long left for dead, the U.S. nuclear power industry appears poised for a comeback.

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An easy fix for a tricky securities problem

A few days ago, I watched one of California’s top high school economics teachers lead a class in a discussion of the differences between the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. I’m applying for my own teaching credential and was there observing.

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The fall of a Wall Street highflier

When Erin Callan talked, people listened.

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The fall of a Wall Street highflier

Where the braniacs are, and pharma is not

Let’s say you’re a large company in need of innovative ideas. Where would you go?

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Buffett’s winners and losers

A rousing stock rally has repaired much, but not all, of the damage the 2008 market meltdown inflicted on Berkshire Hathaway’s stock portfolio.

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Buffett’s winners and losers

Berkshire’s big day: $24 billion in trading

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway got a rousing introduction to the S&P 500 this month — though it wasn’t quite the most lavish ever.

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Building a better car battery

Since Nissan began developing lithium-ion batteries in 1992, it has increased their power density 1,100% and driven prices down to 1/16 of their old levels.

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Building a better car battery

A banner year for hedge funds

It looks like risk is back.

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A banner year for hedge funds

MySpace, a place for (knife wielding) friends

Even measured by Internet time, that was fast.

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The inevitable fix for the deficit

The gigantic deficits the Administration is projecting are appalling, and they provide a chilling look at our future: America is hurtling towards a fiscal trap that is forcing us into the only option we’ll have to restore budgetary sanity: A Value-Added Tax.

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