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The June upheaval in the bond market shows what we should have known all along: There is no such thing as safety.

Target Sued Over Its Pretty Offensive Training Document

Three former employees of Target have filed suit against the company, alleging that their management, among other things, distributed a training document clarifying that not every Hispanic "wears a sombrero." 

Stick with boring, old index funds

Here's why this and every summer is filled with loud, dumb sequels and reboots.

Instead of paying for school up front, students would owe the state a set percentage of their income after graduation. Here's why that could backfire.

Thank God. The movie business is awful. Just look at "The Lone Ranger."

Yes, Apple Totally Gouged You on E-Books

Apple was the big loser in federal court today, having been found guilty of conspiring to gouge consumers and kick Amazon in the (digital) gut by fixing e-book prices. This seems like a victory for consumers, who would obviously prefer Amazon's $9.99 e-book prices—and a loss for the five publishers who colluded with Apple to raise that price, in what turned out to be a losing gamble.

Tribune Splits Newspapers and TV, Backs Off Sale of Papers (For Now)

The Tribune Company announced Wednesday morning that it will split its publishing and broadcasting holdings into two separate companies. The division will allow Tribune Co. to focus more on the aspect of their business that's actually making money--television. The company just bought 19 local television stations for $2.73 billion last week, making it the biggest commercial T.V. station owner in the U.S. 

How Citibank Made South Dakota the Top State in the U.S. for Business

Little South Dakota (pop. 833,000) holds $2.5 trillion in bank assets — more than any other state. Here's why.

Reflections from Rubin and Volcker before we hear Bernanke's take on central banking in the U.S.

Many public universities have tried to keep tuition down for low-income students while raising it for the rest. Instead, they've made education less affordable for everyone.

Why Christina Romer Should Be the Next Fed Chair

It's all about regime change. No, not that kind of regime change.

Good thinking, Otto Frederick Rohwedder.

Auto and home purchases are in the business of saving recoveries -- and they're saving ours. If only D.C. could stop messing it up.

Today's immigration debate has an eerie precedent in the mistakes that brought down great empires from Rome to Britain.

Amid the ruckus over its voting rights and gay marriage rulings, the justices quietly accepted a pair of cases that could make it nearly impossible for private sector unions to organize new members.

The Immigrant Lending Circles That Pave the Way to Citizenship

Becoming a U.S. citizen isn't just politically difficult--it's expensive, too.

The CEO Behind Barnes & Noble's Nook Strategy Resigns

William Lynch resigned on Monday from his post as the CEO of Barnes & Noble, following months of plummeting sales of the Nook, the signature piece of Lynch's push to bring Barnes and Noble into a digital future.

Here's the Jamie Dimon 'Downfall' Parody That Cost a Bank $1.86 Million

On December 7, 2010, Grant Williams, the Asia equity trading head for global investment bank Jeffries, included a Downfall video mocking JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in a company newsletter and the next day he was fired for unacceptable conduct. But a Hong Kong judge ruled today that the firing was "hypersensitive" and awarded Williams $1.86 million. 

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