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The Lakers need to put better pieces around Kobe Bryant in order for them to compete for another title.

Lakers Trade Rumors: Why Los Angeles Will Trade Pau Gasol or Andrew Bynum

By Anthony Riccobono | May 23, 2012 12:18 pm

Just two years removed from their second straight championship, the Lakers are no longer title contenders.

Lotus F1 is releasing a weird iPad game with Linkin Park.

Lotus F1 'Joins Forces' With Linkin Park On Weird iPad App Before Monaco Grand Prix 2012, But Why?

By Benjamin Reeves | May 21, 2012 18:08 pm

The Lotus F1 Team made one of its weirder announcements for the Formula 1 season on Monday when it said that it had teamed up with the slightly whiny and outdated emo rock band Linkin Park to create an iPad App for the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix.

Private finances should be private

Celebrity Net Worth: Why Does Anybody Care?

By Palash R. Ghosh | May 21, 2012 09:47 am

I have never understood the public's obsession with the wealth and personal lifestyles of celebrities and the super-affluent

Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg Celebrates With Employees As Nasdaq Begins Trading

Technology Focus: Facebook’s IPO Boosts Its Cash – Now What?

By David Zielenziger | May 20, 2012 09:54 am

One value of going public for any company is to raise cash as well as mint new shares for acquisitions. Facebook (Nasdaq: FB)’s $16 billion initial public offering was no exception.

The Heat lost to the Mavericks in last year's NBA Finals.

Miami Heat: Why the Big 3 Can't Win the NBA Finals

By Anthony Riccobono | May 18, 2012 16:56 pm

The Heat may not have gone the best route by signing three stars at once.

Paul Krugman

The Most-Effective, Quickest Way To Create More U.S. Jobs

By Joseph Lazzaro | May 18, 2012 14:37 pm

In a talk at New York's Princeton Club, Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times Columnist Paul Krugman said the solution to create more jobs and get the U.S. economy to grow faster isn't rocket science: it's fiscal stimulus.

Facebook IPO

Facebook IPO: The Inexorable Deterioration Of Human Society Continues

By Palash R. Ghosh | May 18, 2012 12:54 pm

Facebook has become a showcase for vulgar narcissism and voyeurism.

Mervyn King

Mervyn King and the Politics of Uncertainty

By William Dove | May 16, 2012 11:29 am

The Bank of England under the direction of its governor Mervyn King today revised down its growth projections for the British economy this year and is now saying that the nation will not reach pre-crisis levels until 2014.

Obama Champions Women's Rights at Barnard Commencement: 'It's Tough Out There, But I Know You Are Tougher"

Barack Obama: Top Ten Things The President Told Graduating Students At Barnard College Commencement (SATIRE)

By Palash R. Ghosh | May 14, 2012 19:12 pm

Obama addressed the graduating class of Barnard College in New York on Monday.

U.S. Presidents and U.S. Economy

US Presidential Election 2012: It Could Be All About Jobs

By Joseph Lazzaro | May 13, 2012 12:28 pm

The GOP touts itself as the party of job creation. But the party of which president - Democratic or Republican - creates more jobs per year, on average?

The headquarters of Yahoo Inc. is shown in Sunnyvale, California May 5, 2008.

Technology Focus: Will The Good Guys Win At Yahoo?

By David Zielenziger | May 13, 2012 09:36 am

For months, Yahoo has been in crisis. Market share fell. CEO Carol Bartz was fired. A Chinese tycoon said he’d buy the company.

The Heat lost to the Mavericks in last year's NBA Finals.

Miami Heat: What Teams Can Keep the Big 3 From Winning the NBA Finals?

By Anthony Riccobono | May 11, 2012 14:21 pm

Here are the three teams that can prevent the Miami Heat from winning this year's NBA Finals.