The One Percent

Jamie Johnson, 02.19.2008

Many of the wealthiest Americans aren't worried about the weakening economy at all -- they are actually excited about it.

Gabbing with Gates: We Talk Meltdown, Malaria, Mosquitoes, and How Not Getting Enough Sleep Lowers His IQ

Arianna Huffington, 02.06.2009

Notes from the TED conference, and my conversation with the world's most maniacal polymath, Bill Gates, in which we discuss the economy, his charitable giving, and what happens if he doesn't get enough sleep. READ MORE CNBC's Clueless Mark Haines Calls Me "Clueless" on Morning Joe: I Respond Only people like Mark Haines, their vision limited by Wall Street blinders, don't see the lunacy of allowing stockholders to reap rewards at taxpayers' expense. READ MORE Stimulus Package: If You Jump Halfway Across a Chasm You Fall Into the Abyss If we are going to spend two trillion dollars (and most likely more) trying to deal with the economic crisis, shouldn't we do it right? READ MORE Watch: Arianna On MSNBC, Discussing Obama Admitting His Mistakes: "A Teachable Moment"

President-Elect Obama's First Big Mistake

Mark Cuban, 11.13.2008

Obama's economic advisory team looks more like a semester's worth of guest speakers for an MBA class than a team that can truly help him. Entrepreneurs will lead us out of this mess. Talk to them.

Obama Financial Team to Taxpayers: You'll Get Nothing, and Like It

Jane Hamsher, 02.02.2009

Founder, FireDogLake.com

There's nothing that prevents the public from getting their fair share of any future bank profits appropriate to the high risk investment they are being forced to make.

Here's Why Warren Buffett Endorsed Obama Today: McCain Failed to Get 'Lobotomy'

Greg Mitchell, 05.19.2008

Author, 'Why Obama Won'

Obama supporters, naturally, are excited about word today that one of the world's richest men, Warren Buffett -- the sage of Omaha -- has thrown his...

Lessons In Living: The Wisdom Of Eckhart Tolle and Warren Buffett

Dr. Judith Rich, 10.07.2008

Lesson 1 Knowing When To Pull the Plug "Should you fi...

Wall Street Gives Obama Thumbs Down

Dan Dorfman, 02.03.2009

Europe, Japan and the United States are all in the midst of a recession and the world's fastest growing emerging markets, among them China and India, are slowing markedly.

Debate Questions I'd Like To Ask

Chris Weigant, 02.25.2008

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

Tomorrow night may be the last debate in the Democratic primary race. This will be the twentieth debate so far, which has to be some kind of record. ...

Keith Richards, Cockroaches, and the Firm of Goldman Sachs

Howard A. Rodman, 09.23.2008

As the Secretary of the Treasury, Paulson insists that we give Goldman Sachs a lot of money, in exchange for a lot of crap. (If not, we all die.) Except it's not his money, it's ours.

Finding the Toilet in Stockholm

John Sauer, 08.27.2008

Last week a mix of water and sanitation experts gathered for World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden to mull over the world's biggest public health crisis. The problem is that not enough people paid attention.

Third Screen: An Interview with Steve Forbes

Vickie Karp, 01.14.2009

Steve Forbes: "I'd like to see the government go to banks and say Fannie and Freddie will buy mortgages from you at fixes rates -- 4 1/2 or 5 per cent. Can you imagine what would happen to people's spirits?"

Hank and the Swedish Model

Howard A. Rodman, 10.12.2008

Can Hank have seen the light? Is he going to do what must be done? Is he going to take his Big Pile of Cash and buy us some banks?

A Bailout May Help the Economy, But Does that Mean It's the Right Thing to Do?

Mitchell Bard, 09.29.2008

Writer and Filmmaker

While we know that the immediate good could be served by the government putting up $700 billion to undo the damage done by Wall Street greed, is such an action really in our long-term national interests?

Five Scariest Detroit Auto Show Moments -- 2009

Steve Parker, 01.16.2009

Journalist/Broadcaster covering the auto industry and auto racing for 35 years.

America is the world's biggest automotive market, yet offers very little in the way of independent analysis and car, truck or motorcycle testing.

Money: What Do Rich People Do When They No Longer Have It?

Vivian Norris de Montaigu, 06.16.2008

Without all that money and newly leased Mercedes, people did not know how to define themselves anymore. Unless, that is, they were actually real people inside them to begin with.

From Worrier to Warrior: Making Friends With Fear

Dr. Judith Rich, 10.14.2008

Lessons in Living: Part 2 The Wisdom of Eckhart Tolle and Warren Buffett I don't look for 7-foot bars to jump over, I look around for 1-foot bars I ...