May 15, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Reference checks, weak stomachs
May 14, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Pet fish, discretionary spending
May 14, 2008
Best Columns: Middle-class meltdown, Pessimism pandemic
The U.S. used to be “the great middle-class nation,” says Thomas Frank in The Wall Street Journal, but that may not be true any longer. We used to be a nation of optimists, says Zachary Karabell, also in The Wall Street Journal, but we’ve hit a dangerous “cultural rut of pessimism.”
May 8, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
A rebound romance, real dairy
May 7, 2008
Best Columns: Inflated expectations, Angry renters
The official inflation rate may seem artificially low, says David Leonhardt in The New York Times, but if anything, it’s “artificially high.” As Congress works on its “costly” plans to “bail out homeowners,” says Diana Furchtgott-Roth in The New York Sun, renters are starting to get angry.
May 6, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Beginner’s luck, betting on black
May 5, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Free rollers, picking up the tab
May 2, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Thinking small, age over beauty
May 2, 2008
Best Columns: Deserving homes, Disturbing incentives
The government is trying to save “deserving” homeowners, but it may have to “bail out the undeserving,” too, says Floyd Norris in The New York Times. Or it could encourage struggling homeowners to mail “their house keys back to their lenders,” said Joshua Rosner in The New Republic.
May 1, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Art appreciation, the spoils of victory
Apr 30, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
The long view, Murdoch’s words
Apr 29, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Wedding vows, wanton youth
Apr 29, 2008
Best Columns: Financial Calm, Fed Pause
“No, the credit crisis isn’t over,” says Ben Steverman in BusinessWeek.com, but Wall Street seems like a much calmer place these days.
Now would be a good time for “the Fed to rest on its oars after all the heavy rowing it’s done since last summer,” says Irwin Kellner in MarketWatch.
Apr 28, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
The Spirit of 76, United efforts
Apr 28, 2008
Candy Kisses, Ford Embrace
Mars, with assistance from Warren Buffett, is making a play for gum giant Wrigley. Kirk Kerkorian is buying up shares of Ford. And merchants in the political paraphernalia business who back the wrong candidate can easily be stuck with a load of worthless junk.
Apr 25, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Going digital, tax holidays
Apr 24, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
House parties, bulking up
Apr 23, 2008
Best columns: Green skepticism, Saving over investing
Facing ever-increasing “pressure to go green,” says Julie Schlosser in a Fortune blog, many consumers are “skeptical.” Sometimes the best way to manage your money is by “not investing it at all,” says Thomas Kostigen in MarketWatch . . .
Apr 22, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Repeat good fortune, California drivers
Apr 17, 2008
Merrill Grounds Out, IBM Hits Pay Dirt
Merrill Lynch posts its third straight quarterly loss and cuts 4,000 workers. IBM has a great quarter, as it weathers the U.S. economic storm with little damage. And in what should be the peak season, what happens in Vegas comes at a discount.
Apr 16, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Hedging bets, plastics
Apr 11, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Airline dominoes, lax culture standards
Apr 7, 2008
Best Business Commentary
Beer became legal 75 years ago today, after 13 years of Prohibition, says Maureen Ogle in the Los Angeles Times. A “misguided” bipartisan Senate package aspires to give the “battered housing market a boost,” says John M. Berry in Bloomberg.
Apr 3, 2008
ATA Grounded, RIM Soars
Regional carrier ATA Airlines goes bankrupt for the second time in four years. New interest in smart phones pushes up BlackBerry sales, and RIM profits. And concert promoter Live Nation tries to figure out the future of music with Jay-Z.
Apr 2, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Bargain shopping, lead balloons
Apr 1, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Switching to PVC, savers
Mar 31, 2008
Good Day, Bad Day
Saying goodbye, acting united
