James Grove Thurber (1894-1961) was an American writer and artist. One of the most popular humorists of his time, Thurber celebrated in stories and in cartoons the comic frustrations of eccentric and statureless people. Born in Columbus, Ohio, James Thur...

In a general survey of American humor, James Thurber comes after the traditional horsesense humorists and before the black humorists of the postatomic era. His most famous and most enduring work developed after he became associated in 1927 with the two-y...

In a general survey of American humor, James Thurber comes after the traditional horse-sense humorists and before the black humorists of the postatomic era. His most famous and most enduring work developed after he became associated in 1927 with the two-...

Investor concerns that Bank of America Corp. might try to pull out or pay less for Countrywide Financial Corp. could intensify next week when the troubled mortgage lender reports 2007 year-end financial results.After posting a $1.2 billion loss in the third quarter ended Sept. 30...

Economies around the globe are putting the pedal to the metal. Companies are flush with cash.That money tends to burn a hole in the pocket, so businesses are launching capital spending projects. When they decide to build a big plant, pharmaceutical site, refinery or oil...

Talk about changing the rules of the game.A decade ago, CEO wannabes sailed through the board selection process by acing a relatively short list of subjects.Would-be chief executives needed to be spot-on about challenges like the tech revolution, industry consolidation, globalization and customer needs.But that...

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards got the catbird seat Wednesday in talking to union activists rallying in Washington, a position they say he earned by working for greater organizing rights for unions.Edwards was the featured speaker at the legislative conference of the International Association of...