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The TV pitchman gives his spiel on the economics of the infomercial, his new reality show, John McCain, and the beard. But wait! There's more!

Even as many companies look to find the least expensive alternatives to in-person meetings, other companies are looking for the best possible simulation of a real meeting. Plus: The Top 5 Reasons To Hold Virtual Meetings

Wall Street millionaires are saying goodbye to mega-bonuses and outsized base pays-for good.

Updated: Stocks slide amid fears of global contagion.

Rapid-fire traders are being wrongly blamed for the downturn. That doesn't mean the status quo should hold. The case for a trading tax.

Poor stock performance? Weak sales? No matter! If you were once a C.E.O., you can surely be one again. Here's why.

Treasury backs money-market funds as it prepares a big financial fix.

The coverage of the national health-care debate oversimplifies the feud. Now two authors are trying to set the media straight.

United learned the hard way about the power of in-flight dining. But the future of food service in the air is clear.

Tony Hawk may be more a businessman than skater now, but his success in both comes from following his instincts.

A flailing stem-cell company says it's invented synthetic blood. If so, it will mean a victory for stem cells.

Theft is more common than hotels would like you to think-and if it happens, you may not have any recourse.

What happens in a secret wing of an unassuming Hilton in Los Angeles?

A study in Sweden reveals that flame retardants designed to protect people show up in high levels inside airplane cabins, and in humans-including our columnist.

The dramatic downturn on Wall Street has caused an uptick in selling off pricey assets, from designer handbags to wine collections.

Pete Peterson is hoping a new documentary film, I.O.U.S.A., gets Americans thinking about how much they, and the nation, owe.

Surprise, dude. A retail chain selling surf-inspired clothing that plans to expand across the U.S. is South Korean.

Why dressing for success now means looking like hell.

Dov Charney's cooler-than-thou clothing chain is scoring big with bargain-basement ads all over MySpace and Facebook.

It's become the most hyped workplace obsession since the BlackBerry. But something about the social-networking site makes executives squirm.

After years of deals, tests, business bungles, and hype, in-flight internet access has yet to take off.

Having conquered Wall Street, hedge fund manager David E. Shaw takes up a real challenge: Unlocking the secrets of life.

In many places, the hotel industry has too many rooms and too few guests. But the lodging overload could benefit travelers.

Joel Osteen preaches the virtues of prosperity-for himself as well as his congregation. A look at the man who may well be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the slumping economy.

The Countrywide V.I.P.-loan scandal went far beyond a few members of Congress. An exclusive look inside C.E.O. Angelo Mozilo's secret effort to curry favor with lawmakers, politicians, and others who could influence the company's fortunes.

Dozens of companies are trying to come up with a cure for Alzheimer's disease; one announces a novel technique that reaps a whirlwind of publicity ... prematurely.

Oil prices aren't soaring because of speculators. They're gyrating because the fundamentals of the market have disappeared.

It happens to the best of them: A trader goes wild and disaster ensues. What to do when it happens to you.

Got problems? These masters of message will make them disappear.

Predicting complex nuclear-attack scenarios used to be the, er, bomb in computer modeling. Now it's complicated human systems that test new drugs and forecast, in a first-ever test, one person's cardiac fate.