Business Pundit

Since the halcyon days of clubs and mammoth hides, we’ve been assigning roles, trading services, and strategizing in some capacity. In other words, doing business. Thanks to centuries of human invention, we no longer spear hunt our groceries…. Read more

Phillips-Van Heusen, whose brands include Kenneth Cole, BCBG, and Calvin Klein, will add Tommy Hilfiger to its stable starting today. Phillips-Van Heusen will buy Hilfiger for $3 billion in cash and stock. The New York Times has the… Read more

After stalled talks with China, Google is likely to close its operations there. It looks like Google won’t be able to operate in China without censoring results, so the search company, which won’t run a censored search engine, is poised to pull… Read more

Visual Economics has a good infographic about global healthcare:… Read more

In a 2,200-page report released yesterday, a court examiner said that Lehman Bros.’ former CEO Dick Fuld, three CFOs, and auditor may be held liable for certain aspects of the company’s collapse, thanks to some artistic accounting. MarketWatch… Read more

Ultimi Barbarorum on how econbloggers need their crisis back. Calculated Risk has an excellent post on China’s supposed housing bubble. Footnoted on how Carnival’s CEO donated his own compensation to relief organizations. The sex.com… Read more

This headmaster costume is from UltimatePartyShop. What do you get when you put an 8-legged person, a Christian headmaster, a bikini softball player, and a mature webmaster in a room? This week’s weird job applicants, that’s what: 1. Fla:… Read more

FrederickSamuel, where this picture is from, says: When Pifzer wanted to mark Viagra’s 11th birthday, they wanted to do it in typical, tongue-in-cheek Viagra style. A party blower (featuring a Viagra pill pattern) was created to hand out to… Read more

A stranger in an airplane sparked a conversation with me the other day. Rather than the usual awkward seatmate dialogue, we ended up having a good conversation. He told me about his time in Iraq and playing craps in Vegas. I told him about… Read more

Bank of America recently experienced a home seizure FAIL. The bank ransacked a woman’s home, padlocked her doors shut, and seized her parrot–by accident. The bank accidentally foreclosed on her home, even though her mortgage payments were up to… Read more

Image: José Cruz/ABr The 2010 Forbes billionaire list awarded Carlos Slim Helu its richest man in the world honor. The Mexican tycoon is worth $53.5 billion, beating out Bill Gates ($53 billion) and Warren Buffett ($47 billion). Here are the… Read more

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Bank of America has become the first financial institution to stop overdrafts, not just overdraft fees, from debit cards. That means that the bank won’t let you withdraw more money than you have in your debit-linked bank account. The card simply… Read more

Image: Educate-yourself.org Seven US states are investigating market abuse by seed giant Monsanto. Attorneys general in Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Iowa, Illinois, and two more states are investigating Monsanto’s competitive practices. The US… Read more