Archive for August 22nd, 2008

Lehman Brothers' latest march toward the once-unthinkable price of $10 a share was interrupted when a Korean bank expressed interest Friday in the struggling brokerage firm. The question now is whether CEO Dick Fuld is willing to reciprocate.

Stocks surged Friday, at the end of a tough week, as investors welcomed lower oil prices, a stronger dollar, a rebound in bank shares and comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that cooled some inflationary worries.

The Democratic National Convention that kicks off Monday in Denver will be a transforming moment in politics. But it could be almost as big an event in the annals of American media, the moment when the new kids on the block eclipse or at least grab equal footing with the establishment.

In May, more than 20,000 spectators gathered under blue skies at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. to hear Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama deliver the commencement address.

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Some of the smartest green ideas are decidedly low-tech. Fact is, the sustainable homes of the future look a lot like those of the past.

After making a ton of money in the advertising business, Michael Sepso and Sundance DiGiovanni decided six years ago that it was time to goof off. How did these two guys, then in their late 20s, pass the time? They played a lot of "Halo."

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Stock futures rose early Friday, ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.