MONDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * The market is back up over 9,000 again, at least for now, with the Dow closing up over 400 points. * Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke approves of the idea of a...

Mini Book Reviews of yesterday . What is Your Dangerous Idea? , edited by John Brockman (Harper Perennial, 2007). Dozens of thinkers from the hepcat sciences of evolutionary biology and psychology, cutting-edge neuroscience, artificial intelligence, biotech and computer tech contribute very ...

THURSDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * After falling nearly 400 points this morning, the Dow finished up over 400 points this afternoon. Not for the faint of heart. * Keep an eye on this story: "Ohio Secretary of...

WEDNESDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * New discouraging economic numbers pushed the markets even lower today, with the Dow falling 733 points. * McClatchy reports, "A U.S. official who participated in drafting the top secret National Intelligence Estimate...

TUESDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * The markets started high before ending low, with the Dow dropping about 76 points today. * Remember Bush's pledge to cut the deficit in half by 2009? Well, never mind. * This...

MONDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * Wall Street had a very good day for a change, and the Dow soared 936 points, the biggest single-day point gain ever. As a percentage, the Dow closed 11.1% higher, the fourth...

Now that I finally have my own spacious and private office , complete with a door that locks, it probably seems strange that I’m planning a mini-getaway starting tomorrow. Truth is, between my mother’s cancer problems earlier this year and now my father-in-law’s passing, ...