Google worries - and rightly so - about how hard it is for a big company to come up with the next hot thing.

Fixing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in isolation, without looking at the big picture, would be short-sighted.

When Warren Buffett invests in a company, he is conferring upon that company something very unique: his credibility.

I'm not a big believer in the power of more regulation to fix things. I think it can almost be more dangerous because it provides the illusion that things have been fixed without the substance.

The big banks advise cities about whether privatization is a wise choice. They also control the ability of states and cities to access the market for their financing needs.

That figure has not been scrutinized by anybody outside the company. A lot of the costs would have been there already without a storm -- like base salaries and routine repair and replacement of equipment.