The reputation of the American novelist John Roderigo Dos Passos (1896-1970) is based chiefly on his early work, especially the trilogy "U.S.A." John Dos Passos was born in Chicago on Jan. 14, 1896, the illegitimate son of a noted New York lawyer, John R...

For readers familiar with his work in the 1920s and 1930s, John Dos Passos's public image seemed clearly defined. His friends and colleagues were expatriate writers such as Ernest Hemingway, experimental dramatists such as John Howard/Lawson, and moderni...

For readers in the 1930s and 1940s the career of John Dos Passos had its puzzling aspects, but the image of the man seemed to possess a certain clarity. He was, according to the dust jackets, "Chicago-born," hence another of the mid-western realists, a r...

Your barber or next-door neighbor may have plenty of stock tips. But for the best odds of investing success, you'll want to pay attention to what the big money is doing. Why? Mutual funds and other big players account for roughly three-quarters of the stock...

Niklas Backstrom and the Minnesota defense picked up where they left off. Backstrom made 27 saves, Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored, and the Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 1-0 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.Backstrom, the unflappable goalie from Finland, was given a...

You probably don't buy or sell half a million shares at a clip. But you still want to see solid daily volume in the stocks that you own.Why? Thinly traded stocks are vulnerable to wild price swings, which can be caused by a mutual fund,...

If you're thinking about purchasing a car, you probably first want to know what grades it gets from auto experts.Likewise, you should try to find out what the big money thinks about a stock before you consider buying shares. After all, mutual funds and other...