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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Where the braniacs are, and pharma is not

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

Employees of the world, unite!

There’s a revolution going on, one that should give heart to everyone who actually works for a living. The vanguard marches toward us, arm in arm, united in the struggle for their share of the American dream. Here they come in gray twill and wingtips! They carry not guns but spreadsheets and notebook computers running Excel

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Employees of the world, unite!

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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MySpace, a place for (knife wielding) friends

Big issues, be gone!

You will notice, if you scan, troll, or cruise the global super-database these days, that nobody knows where the big machine is headed in the new decade, in spite of all the gas expended on the subject. Is the economy getting better? Worse?

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Big issues, be gone!

Banking reform: Harder than it sounds

It took long enough, but with his proposal to break up the banks, President Obama has finally presented a way to reform Wall Street that matches the scale of the problem.

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Banking reform: Harder than it sounds

Alice in Bio-Land

A recent jostling with thousands of life science bankers, investors, and executives at the packed JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco felt like Alice on the other side of the looking glass compared to 2009.

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Alice in Bio-Land

U.S. companies rally for Haiti

As of one p.m. Friday, corporate America had pledged more than $40 million in donations to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Corporate pledges for Haiti have tripled in the past 24 hours, according to the U.S.

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