"New Ways to Diagnose Autism Earlier" read a recent headline in the Wall Street Journal. There is no question that you can diagnose anything as early as you want. The real question is whether the diagnosis will turn out to be correct. ...more

July 17, 2008

If you ever wondered how so many people with mediocre jobs could buy houses with enormous price tags, now you know. ...more

July 15, 2008

It is understandable that those who think President Bush has done a poor job want to replace him with a Democrat they think might do a better one. What is not understandable is why voters, who think Congress has performed poorly, would vote to keep the Democratic majority in place and, according to many polls, expand it. ...more

July 13, 2008

After weeks of public bickering, Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.'s board is likely to accept a sweetened buyout offer from the Belgian-based brewer InBev SA as early as this weekend, published reports say. ...more

July 12, 2008

After writing a book about the inner workings of competitive Scrabble, what does an author do for an encore? ...more

July 9, 2008

General Motors Corp. may get rid of some brands, speed the introduction of small cars from other markets and make further white-collar job cuts as it tries to deal with a shrinking U.S. auto market. ...more

July 8, 2008

ON IRAQ Then /From Obama's campaign Web site: "Obama will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq. He will remove one to two combat brigades each month, and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months." ...more

July 8, 2008

Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc. ...more

July 3, 2008

Facebook's quest to lure more advertisers to its popular online hangout is getting an assist from Visa's marketing machine. ...more

June 24, 2008

Big Pooh and Phonte are just like everyone else who relies on commercial airlines these days. ...more

June 12, 2008