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Blog posts | June 28, 2011 1:12pm PDT

Congress apparently thinks the SEC is too effective. To remedy that it wants to increase the role of FINRA, Wall Street's self-funded self-regulator. What could go wrong?

Blog posts | June 27, 2011 8:13am PDT

Even though the overall employment picture is improving, Americans don't seem to be noticing. And government employment continues to shrink.

Blog posts | June 27, 2011 7:30am PDT

A UK government minister makes the counter-intuitive argument that environmental red tape is actually good for business.

Blog posts | June 24, 2011 1:23pm PDT

An FBI raid mistakenly took a group of servers at a hosting company that had nothing to do with the subpoena it had. Just another day in trying to make cloud computing work for businesses.

Blog posts | June 24, 2011 9:41am PDT

Welcome to the new Wild West of Drugs: The court suggested drugs can now be promoted for off-label uses and generic companies cannot be sued for injuries they may cause.

Blog posts | June 23, 2011 3:08pm PDT

Google thumbs its nose at a Senate subcommittee focused on antitrust questions, even as the FTC readies subpoenas for the company on the same topic.

Blog posts | June 23, 2011 9:08am PDT

The FDA says they're safe even though as many as half of all women have them removed within 10 years due to infections, hardening and other complications.

Blog posts | June 22, 2011 10:22am PDT

The cops are fixated on the LulzSec hackers not because they're the most dangerous but because they're the most embarrassing. They are also the most helpful. Priorities?

Blog posts | June 22, 2011 5:50am PDT

How effective are frightening images in getting people to quit smoking?

Blog posts | June 17, 2011 6:41am PDT

The FCC accused four wireless carriers of levying unlawful fees, while consumers are livid about airlines fees. Here's the right way to charge fees.

Blog posts | June 16, 2011 1:54pm PDT

On BTalk recently we've tried to look at the major debating points from all angles. Here's a snapshot of views on some of the big issues -- population, climate change and economics.

Blog posts | June 16, 2011 5:46am PDT

More employers than ever are asking interns and even highly skilled consultants to provide labor for free. Should you?

Blog posts | June 15, 2011 9:22am PDT

As the economy continues to wander around with a glazed look in its eyes, is it really any surprise that businesses and government are turning to marijuana for a fix?

Blog posts | June 15, 2011 5:00am PDT

The feds previously warned Gilead that its factory wasn't fit for its purpose, and that they may seek "seizure and injunction" or worse if the company didn't get its act together.

Blog posts | June 14, 2011 8:07am PDT

Not too much risperidone in my ropinirole, please! The FDA allows different drugs to carry the same name and identical drugs to carry different names -- a recipe for disaster.

Blog posts | June 13, 2011 4:57am PDT

That's the intriguing question raised today in Spain, where the government is considering punishing its phone companies for failing to meet minimum customer service standards.

Blog posts | June 9, 2011 4:00am PDT

How the image of a bank can taint the image of the country whose name is on it, and how that tainted image can be fixed.

Blog posts | June 7, 2011 12:12pm PDT

When you're an oil-industry lobbyist, leaks on a TransCanada pipeline actually look like a good reason to extend that pipeline another 1,600 miles -- all the way across the U.S., in fact.

Blog posts | June 6, 2011 2:26pm PDT

Opponents of the GM and Chrysler rescues have come out in force since Obama has been taking a victory lap on the bailout. Their arguments are no better now than they were in 2009.

Blog posts | June 3, 2011 11:14am PDT

A built-in, secret time window begs insiders at the agency and the companies involved to buy and sell stock 24 hours before official announcements are made.