Therese Poletti's tech tales
Jobs not forthcoming
Therese Poletti says Monday's statement about Steve Jobs' illness won't do much to settle Apple shareholder concerns. 
Outlook grim for startups in 2009

David Weidner's Writing on the Wall Buffett's wonderful life David Weidner looks at strategy behind Berkshire Hathaway's aborted Constellation Energy deal. Plus: Five year-end questions for Wall Street

Jon Friedman's media web Learning from Dubya Jon Friedman says Barack Obama can learn a lot from George W. Bush about what not to do with media. The president and the press

	DAVID CALLAWAY Madoff, the anti-Claus Why David Callaway thinks the worst fallout from the Bernie Madoff scandal is investors' loss of faith.   Also: Euro has yet to win over Europe

Outside The Box
Views from all walks of financial life.
Obama's Middle East  |  Cold war of words over U.S. demise
A close-up look at the VP   |   Risk and capital capitulation 

DAVID MARSH
Pound for pound
David Marsh says just because the British sterling is suffering from some fluctuations, there's no reason to give it up.

Craig Stephen
Will China turn protectionist?
Upcoming license awards for cell-phone users in China are raising fears Beijing will favor state-run companies, writes Craig Stephen. 

John Dvorak
Get back in the game
John Dvorak offers a 10-bagger pick for 2009, and points to Advanced Micro Devices as a standout. 

Irwin Kellner
Beware the soaring money supply
Watch that printing press, says Irwin Kellner. The money supply will soar once banks loosen the purse strings.  

Todd Harrison
Thoughts to live by in 2009
Looking ahead with lessons learned in the 2008 trenches.
Also: Todd Harrison's 10 major themes from 2008.