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With the stock plunging and a trial between key shareholder Ron Burkle and top company execs heading to court, signs point ever more clearly to the possibility that Barnes & Noble will go private. And that just might be the right move.

A St. Louis homeless man, trying to stay warm, stumbled on the personal information of Macy's shoppers as he was building himself a bed with trash he found in a downtown store's Dumpster. And it's not the first time that's happened for that particular store.

Two-thirds of students have to borrow to attend colleges, according to FinAid. They leave campus on graduation day 2004 with an average $19,237 in debt, but some owe far more. About one-quarter borrow at least about $25,000, and one in 10 borrow more than $35,000. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were...

Even if we don't like it, students and parents have grown accustomed to the fact that the cost of higher education has, for many people, exceeded what can be covered out of pocket. While federal loans help many people bridge this gap and are all but guaranteed to anyone who demonstrates needs, in...