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The next cable bill that comes in your mail could contain a belated bad start to 2010 in the form of higher prices. Not only are new offerings, like 3-D programming, on the way later this year but networks in general want more money for their programming. Fox, for example, threatened to pull its...

The astonishing turnaround at Ford (F) has been built on three legs. The first was the company's decision to take in over $20 billion, pledging most of its assets, before the recession began in earnest. It had enough cash on hand that it did not have to turn to the government when things got bad....

When publishers and literary agents haggle over authors' book contracts, the boilerplate is a starting point: a work-in-progress, by definition. But one publisher's plan for a new standardized contract, announced this week, suggests it's getting bolder about tightening its grip on authors' digital...

One of the quickest ways to throw yourself into financial turmoil, is to seal a deal with a handshake. I'm not implying that handshakes are bad, I'm just insisting that they need to be backed with a bona fide contract. Even when conducting business with friends, family, or trusted coworkers, a...

Each month, you shell out real, green dollars for unlimited web access. And one day, you log on, only to see a big blank screen, courtesy of your provider. Why? You used the web too much with that unlimited account. It happens all the time. One Comcast customer was dumped for using too much web...

On February 29, the loss of a $40 billion contract by Boeing Co. was reported by Peter Cohan on BloggingStocks. Since that time, debate has been quietly rumbling in various spots around the Internet regarding the placement of that contract. Initially, it was expected that Boeing Co. would receive...