SAN FRANCISCO — Everyone likes a wine with character. How about one with 140 of them?

A few months ago, I had dinner with a friend of mine who’s in the magazine business. “Business Week is for sale,” I said.

nytimes.com : “The financial system nearly collapsed,” he said, “because smart guys had started working on Wall Street.” He took a sip of his martini, and stared straight at the row of bottles behind the bar, as if the conversation was now over. Read the whole story: nytimes.com

British beauty Elizabeth Hurley was on Wall Street Tuesday to ring the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange as part of Estée Lauder’s Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. Hurley was just the latest in a long, long list of celebrities, athletes, and politicians who’ve had the honor of opening the NYSE, and she looked stunning doing it. How have other celebs fared

A day after Media Matters revealed that CNN contributor Alex Castellanos’ consulting firm is connected to the recent anti-health care reform advertising blitz from America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), CNN has announced that they will hereafter disclose Castellanos’ ties to the health care industry in future appearances. Greg Sargent has more : This connection, you’d think, should be disclosed whenever Castellanos appears on CNN discussing health care. Asked for comment, CNN spokesperson Edie Emery acknowledged the tie and promised full disclosure in the future.


 
 Charles Schwab Corp. said Thursday that it was able to attract new accounts and client assets during the third quarter, but its profit fell 34 percent as trading activity slowed, a sign that investors are still hesitant to jump into the market. Its shares dropped $1.04, or 5.4 percent, to $18.24 in early trading

The New Republic reports that retired general and former presidential hopeful Wesley Clark has become an unlikely champion of the ethanol industry. Earlier this year Clark was appointed co-chairman of Growth Energy — a DC-based group that advocates for ethanol use.