Dear Lance, When cyclists line up in Monaco on Saturday morning to start the Tour De France, I hope you'll be there where you should be - cheering on the sideline.    Read More

A humorous video clip shown to shareholders featuring Warren Buffett as a mattress salesman is part of a marketing campaign for a real Nervous Nellie model available from Berkshire subsidiary Nebraska Furniture Mart.  Built for troubled times, it features a hiding place for cash and other valuables.   Read More

Hyundai is trying to ease consumer fears about rising gas prices by running a new promotion where buyers of most Hyundai models join a program where they never pay more than a $1.49 a gallon for the next year. As promotions go, I think it's a smart move. It will get Hyundai in the conversation with many buyers.    Read More

For the second straight day, while practicing at Congressional Country Club to gear up for this week's AT&T National, Vijay Singh was not wearing a hat and shirt with the Stanford Financial logos on it.    Read More

Andy Murray fever is alive and well here in London and if he becomes the first Brit to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry did it in 1936, the companies that endorse him could have a lot to gain.    Read More

The newspaper industry has been struggling to figure out compensate for declining ad revenues and monetize its content online. Gannett just announced plans to slash between 1,000 and 2,000 jobs, mostly from its local papers.    Read More

The best part about lawsuits for the uninvolved public is that they give us all a glance into contracts that have previously been kept confidential.    Read More

The media conglomerates are trading down today, off more than the Dow. One factor pulling them down is the Supreme Court's decision not to consider their appeal to challenge Cablevision Systems new DVR service.    Read More

If you have, you've probably noticed things are a little different. Those deals that we've seen for months (ok, in many cases years) offering huge discounts are harder and harder to find. It's a little early to say we are done with the days when the buyer could call the shot on most models. You still, have some leverage, but not as much as in the past.    Read More

Yes, it's totally gruesome to think about how Michael Jackson's estate and others will benefit from the King of Pop's death, but it's inevitable.   Read More