Business & Commerce

Maybe the whole problem with capitalism is the script we're writing for it. Maybe if we rewrote that script, the same forces that are messing up the world would be fixing it instead...

A Rebbe has mastered his personal mission. He then turns his attention to infusing the undercapitalized startups of the generation, pumping spiritual capital into the corner stores...

In a post I wrote last Friday, I promised to give a spiritual spin on the economic stimulus package recently passed by the Congress. Before I get to that, though, I want to respond to some of the comments that came in on that post. Here are two of them: "...

Once a year, Warren Buffett—known as the “Oracle of Omaha” for his investment choices and business acumen—holds an enormous event for company shareholders in his Nebraska hometown. It draws men and women from all over the world, though this year, there wa...

The predictable stereotypes involving Jews and money are popping up all over: that Jewish tradition allows dishonesty as long as people live otherwise pious lives. Nothing could be further from the truth...

When Steve Jobs gave his commencement speech at Stanford University, his topic was “How to Live Before You Die.” Since most of us have no idea how much time we have left on this earth, we live as if it is endless. Steve Jobs wasn’t so fortunate. His time,...

Simply put, the Government can get away with things that would ruin the average citizen...

Were the traders foolish to fall for it? Or was the sell-off a reasonable response to a roller coaster economy?

It becomes apparent that the demise of the world economy has finally come to pass. Hundreds of thousands would be laid off, as huge corporations would be forced to declare bankruptcy... Until five minutes later...

In what was one of the craziest ten minutes in stock exchange history, the Dow dropped nearly one thousand points yesterday. Now, the Monday morning quarterbacks enter the fray—as do the couch rabbis...