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Harold Maass of The Week The Best of Today's Business

Harold Maass of The Week

"The Best of Today's Business" is a summary of the day's financial news and opinion, produced by the editors of The Week magazine and Yahoo! Finance. Columnist Harold Maass sifts through business reports in newspapers and on the web, surfacing the top news. "The Best of Today's Business" appears every weekday morning exclusively on Yahoo! Finance. View Harold's Bio

Commodities Are King, the Weather's For Sale
2008-01-03 07:50:03
Oil, gold, and other commodities go up in step with recession fears. Landmark Communications is putting itself, and The Weather Channel, up for sale. And late-night talk shows are back, but the jokes may not be. ...Read full article
Malls For Sale, Mortgage Firm Sale Fails
2008-01-02 07:57:59
Mall owner Centro puts itself up for sale as it stumbles in the credit drought. Blackstone's buyout of PHH's mortgage business falls through. And William Shatner finds that promoting a Web site promotes his career, too. ...Read full article
Buffett's Year-End Spree, Citi's Unhappy New Year
2007-12-28 06:13:45
Warren Buffett wraps up 2007 with a slew of deals. Goldman analysts see a rough New Year for Citibank and other banks. And NBC has a lot riding on this year's Golden Globes. ...Read full article
Apple's Blockbuster Deal, Retailers' Last-Ditch Sales
2007-12-27 07:52:40
Apple and Fox are taking online movie rentals mainstream. Retailers are hoping big sales will help make up for a weak Christmas. And in Las Vegas, casinos ask, "What recession?" ...Read full article
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