Netbooks are becoming more popular because they’re more portable than the very portable laptop and have all the working power into the bargain. Plus they pack more punch than even the best of smart phones. Here we have what I...
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In a Loop restaurant, David Axelrod smiles when shown a photo of the two of us as long-haired reporters hovering near a fur-coated female who resembles a polar bear with blond hair during a rough Chicago winter.
By ANDREW FERREN, The New York Times "AREN'T you going to check out the terrace?" It was just after sunset on a summer Thursday evening, and we were standing on the sprawling front deck of Books@Cafe, the combination bookstore,...
This coming Friday, Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, will be watched closely with analysts and investors anxious for signs consumers will be opening up their wallets. Analysts are talking it down, they are using the...
Ask the fool: Do any mutual funds mirror Berkshire Hathaway’s investment style? – D.G., online A: Be careful. Some people erroneously think of Warren Buffett’s company as a kind of mutual fund, since he owns stock in a bunch of...