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I spoke Tuesday night at the Yale Club here in New York City. (Yes, as in the school Yale, I should have gone there, beautiful alumni building.) I was on a panel sponsored by Wilmington Trust with two people I really respect but had never met: Edwin Finn, editor and president of Barron's (my Sunday read) and Alan Murray, executive editor of the Wall Street Journal. The topic was investing in ... read more

Yesterday, we had Bruce Weinstein on once again. The Ethics Guy from Business Week. This is the guy that says you should not gamble at work, you should not date at work, you should not (insert thought here) at work. Basically, it is all work and no play to this guy! Here's the ... read more

John McCain is my state senator, and has been for most of my life. My family moved there when I was 10, and I went to elementary, junior high, high school and college in the state. While I have only met him once, the New York Times scandal hit home for several reasons for me. First and foremost, my stomach turned when the SECOND question asked him during a presser was "did you have a sexual ... read more

How is it possible that Yahoo (YHOO) has sunk so far from that 125 dollar a share Internet wonder story we had seven years ago? It is about evolving, and changing, and honestly in the case of Yahoo, maybe a little arrogance. Who knew that two kids could come up with Google (GOOG), and overtake the great Yahoo, but they did. I was in San Francisco as a reporter and business news anchor during ... read more

I cover the markets, I watch the numbers all day, I talk to people who make their living making bets. Today Bruce Weinstein (The Ethics Guy) came on the show to explain that gambling at work is not ethical, and shouldn't happen. I had several problems with this argument, which you can see in the video of the segment, which should be to the right. The office pool is fun and that twenty bucks I ... read more