When Barack and Michelle Obama entertain 300 guests on the South Lawn tonight, one of the hottest names will be that of the guest chef.

Because they were major shareholders when their firms collapsed, James E. Cayne of Bear Stearns and Richard S. Fuld Jr. of Lehman Brothers have been seen as two of the biggest losers of the recession.

Warren Buffett isn’t the only American billionaire attracted by Asia’s growing demand for energy.

Why do so many former execs of failed media organizations get seats on corporate boards?

Joshua Gotbaum, recently nominated by President Obama to head the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, has big challenges awaiting him.

Former New Hampshire Sen. John E. Sununu made waves after he joined the congressional panel overseeing the bailout, but he has caused barely a ripple since leaving.

Robert L. Reffkin, a vice president in the private equity division of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., would seem to be an investor who’s in for the long haul.

Is reporter John Stossel objective? Well, no. Nor does he claim to be.

Is Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg trying to wreak revenge upon AIG, the company he once led?

Yet again, a behind-the-scenes email exchange is causing public discomfort.

Obit isn’t dead, though it could use more readers.

Saturday was a good day for Ruth Reichl, and she let the tweeting world know it.

For Texas banker D. Andrew Beal, holding on to his money in boom times and spending it when things go bust has paid off in a big way.

Darwin Deason’s persistence paid off in a big way.

Warren Hellman may not save the San Francisco Chronicle, as he had hoped, but he’s donating $5 million to an effort to save and improve other journalism outlets in the Bay area.