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The Wall Street Journal has begun exposing how the New York financial sector is in such dire straits right now that some former stock gurus have gone to the lowly life of working for a living. For instance, take Carlos Araya. He used to be …

If you’re going to be staying at any Marriott hotels, you have to ask for your complimentary newspaper from now on.
Starting June 1, Marriott’s full-service hotels will ask guests at check-in if they would like a complimentary morning paper. Members of its rewards program can …

Some of the Wall Street Journal’s Manhattan offices were evacuated today after envelopes addressed to top editors and executives were found to have an unknown “white powder” in them.
From the NYTimes:
As suspected the will be a $2 increase for additional subscriptions and a $2.99 fee …

This week was good for Wall Street. There were 4 days in a row where the S&P increased. Even with the news about the downward spiraling economy, the markets reacted positively.
With consumer confidence levels dismal and home prices the lowest they have been in …

Wall Street Journal’s Brett Arends and Dow Jones Newswires’ Simon Constable give a little humor to holiday shopping with 12 ideas for inexpensive holiday gifts from a New York perspective.
Some of the ideas are useful, like giving a Starbucks gift card (so the receipent can …