Google's informal motto is Don't Be Evil. I think Ticketmaster should come up with one of its own: "We're Evil, Whatchya Gonna Do About It?" …
If you're tired of reading about stimulus and TARPs, here are a couple of technology stories that drew my attention. One is about the new Amazon…
When I watch one of CNBC's roundtable chatfests or when I read the avalanche of economists' opinions on the web, sometimes I just want to cover my…
As I watched the bank CEOs testify before Congress this morning, what came to mind was the "seven dwarfs" hearing on cigarettes in 1994. The…
Marketplace's Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch reminds me of a geometry teacher I had in high school. He just knew how to explain things in a way that…
Two well-respected economists have a column in the Wall Street Journal on the stimulus package. Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy say Congress should…
Things do not look good for satellite radio company, Sirius XM. The New York Times reports that Sirius XM is considering bankruptcy. The company…
We have this wonderful operation connected to Marketplace called the Public Insight Network. It's the place where listeners and people in the web…
One of the most hot-button stories we've seen lately is government regulations on lead in children's products. Today, new limits on lead and…
The Treasury's bank bailout plan part Deux is out, and Wall Street isn't impressed. The Dow fell 250-300 points after Treasury Secretary Tim…
