The era of small government is dead. We need a strong, skillful Washington again to start rebuilding America from the ground up. more

eBay overpaid, but Skype's a good business. Buyers? Maybe Microsoft, Google, or a big telco. more

Intel reported mixed results late Tuesday and the message was clear: the credit crisis threatens computer sales. more

Investors dumped Apple shares after CEO Steve Jobs announced a new line of MacBooks that didn't live up to the hype. more

The plans for a massive bank bailout by European governments differ strikingly from the U.S. approach. more

Social networking site brushes off worries about the online advertising market with a new service that aims to compete with Google and Yahoo. more

Surprisingly, a financial panic rooted in aversion to debt has spared the currency of the world's biggest debtor.  more

Short-seller Copper River should be in its glory in a market like this. Instead, it's fighting for its life. more

The music file-sharing company is trying to shed its pirate image. It just might work, too.  more

Star analyst Meredith Whitney still doesn't have a lot of good things to say about the financial sector - but she sees some bargains in preferred shares. more

An expected slowdown in online display advertising next year spells trouble for the struggling Internet company. more

At a Fortune conference in London, BT chief Ian Livingston and other top brass see a downturn that could last for years. more

The one-time prince of digital media needs a hit product. Its new DVD copying software doesn't look like the ticket. more