Why the Time Is Right for Conan O’Brien

It’s not just that his new talk show Conan is attracting a huge audience — more than 4.1 million for its first night — but they’re young as well. And advertisers are willing to pay a premium to reach these viewers because the…

Daily Blogwatch: The Myth of Record-High Gold

Among the day’s top stories for investors: How the election results are bullish for stocks, 21 utilities yielding more than 4.5%, and many reasons to be a day trader.
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Asian Markets Rise Despite Measures to Stem Cash Flow

Asian markets rose Thursday with investors piling money into China stocks, despite the government’s efforts to control liquidity. The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 1% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.3%. In Japan the N…

Inside a Florida Robo-Signing Document Assembly Line

Depositions by three employees of Nationwide Title Clearing describe a factory-like process that’s awful to look at. But Nationwide defends the system as being benign as sausage-making — and that it’s standard industry practic…