new economy

Old economy powerhouse Walmart is looking to pick up a little new economy shine from Google with the addition to its board of one of the dot-com giant's most visible executives, Marissa Mayer.

"I don't use the word recession," says gallery owner and art consultant Heidi McBride. "Any time I think about financial challenges I say 'I'm dealing with the new economy.' "I couldn't agree more. For two years now the prognosticators have been like unrepentant drunks, promising us that we've hit...