Call out the lifeboats and admit that you are sunk without a US$60 billion rescue package. Or, try to fund yourself in the capital markets, and risk coming home empty-handed. Who would want to be Greece?

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration and Congress continue to ignore the primary cause of our financial debacle and to propose reforms that badly miss the mark.

Just how out-of-touch can Lloyd Blankfein be?

As Wall Street bombshells go, the lawsuit that the Securities and Exchange Commission filed against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is about as big as it gets.

Is the world falling apart? Surely it isn't, though this year's frequent earthquakes and the occasional volcano have left an exceptional path of ruin and misery, raising concerns that something very unusual is occurring.

There's a lot to like in the new HD2 smartphone, manufactured by Taiwan's HTC Corp. and available in the U.S. for Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile network.

Is the world falling apart? Surely it isn't, though this year's frequent earthquakes and the occasional volcano have left an exceptional path of ruin and misery, raising concerns that something very unusual is occurring.

Years ago when I set up Virgin Atlantic Airways, my friend Freddie Laker gave me some advice, which I have never forgotten. He said, “If you want to become a millionaire, first become a billionaire and then buy an airline.”

Here's something you may not know about Glenn Stevens: When he's bored, he draws jet engines.

Back in an era that some Wall Street guys consider the good old days, men got the promotions, women got left out of important meetings and anyone dumb enough to complain met with a blitz of retaliation.