Unfortune Poor celebs…when will they learn?

Jim Cramer: Mad No More?

The CNBC host and author is emphasizing long-term investing for his viewers and readers. What happened to the manic stockpicker?

Benioff Sounds Off

In an interview, the outspoken CEO of Salesforce.com discusses customers, cash, and competitors—including his former boss at Oracle, Larry Ellison

Nasdaq-NYSE Rivalry Comes to China

The two American exchanges are opening offices in Beijing as Asian markets give them some tough competition for Chinese stock listings

An Embarrassment of Succession Fiascoes

The main cause of the messes at Citigroup and Merrill Lynch is their boards' failures to develop authentic leaders and succession plans

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The Indispensable Succession Plan

Boards shouldn't wait until they have a crisis to deal with who's up next. The issue must always be top of mind—and top of agenda

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Time to Hedge Your Home?

Housing prices continue to slide, and analysts see more declines ahead. Should you hedge against a housing crash by betting on a futures market?

The Analyst Who Rocked Citi

Meredith Whitney's dire predictions shook the financial giant to the core and brought death threats. But Wall Street seems to think she got it right

Stocks: Making Sense of November’s Slide

What could stop the bleeding? One pro suggests a "shock and awe" Fed rate cut of a full percentage point

The Economy’s $2 Trillion Worry

The subprime spread continues: A Goldman Sachs report says the overall impact of mortgage losses on economic activity could be huge

Finance Stocks to Buy Now

Gene Marcial talks to investors who believe opportunities remain amid the wreckage at the Wall Street financial houses