Who is Bill Perkins, and why he is spending hundreds of thousands on full-page ads in the New York Times decrying the $700-billion bailout?

Wells Fargo & Co. will acquire Wachovia Corp. in a $15.1 billion merger, blocking an earlier bid by Citigroup Inc.

The success or failure of the next House vote on the financial bailout may fall partly on Blue Dog Democrats, known for their fiscal conservatism.

Some might feel a little paranoid about the latest development at Facebook.

Some men like fast cars and jets. And then there’s Charles Simonyi. The Microsoft pioneer is ponying up $30 million to become the first private citizen to blast into lunar orbit for a second time.

A proposal to increase federal insurance on bank deposits is winning broad support from Democrats, Republicans and both presidential candidates.

FDIC Chair Sheila C. Bair has overseen another shot-gun wedding – this time between Wachovia Corporation and Citigroup.

Using expert consultants is common in business and government. SEC Inspector General David Kotz used one in his report that slams the agency for missing numerous red flags that foreshadowed the collapse of Bear Stearns.

Author and FDIC chair Sheila Bair has little free time these days to write children’s books.

The vultures are already circling. Rudy Giuliani is positioning his international law firm to get a stake in the proposed $700-billion bailout of Wall Street.