Companies that received bailout money giving generously to candidates

Companies that received federal bailout money, including some that still owe the government, are giving to political candidates with vigor. Among companies with PACS, the 23 that received $1 billion or more in federal money through the Troubled Asset Relief Program gave a total of $1.4million to can

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For this executive, supporting the government is noble work

I got to this point in my career through a bit of random happenstance and good fortune. It all ties back to not knowing what college I wanted to go to and deciding to take a year off to become an exchange student in Denmark.

Washington area business events for the week beginning Oct. 25

Twitter, Twelp, YouTube, Yelp - Help! Learn how to use social media tools in your business and basic functions of the social media websites. 6:30 to 8 p.m., Wyndham Garden Hotel, 805 Russell Ave., Gaithersburg. Host: Angie Segal. Cost: $49. Web site: webtoolsactioncoach.eventbrite.com .

Economic events for the week beginning Oct. 25

Berkeley economist Barry Eichengreen makes the case that we are heading toward a world where the dollar is one of multiple reserve currencies, at Project Syndicate. And Atlanta Fed economist David Altig explains what price-level targeting would mean for monetary policy, on the bank's Macroblog.

The business behind the D.C. area men who own Atlanta's Hawks and Thrashers franchises

So you think you know Washington's big-time sports moguls?

During government spending slowdown, contracting executives band together

At age 36 and just 18 months into running her own contracting company, Sandy Corbett didn't expect to find herself at a dinner table with former deputy defense secretary Gordon England.

Be in right place with right skills

What it's all about. Jobs will trickle into the labor market over the next several months, but don't expect significant improvement until late next year. We'll recoup the eight million jobs lost in the recession by late 2013 or early 2014. But new workers will be entering the labor force, so achi...

Retooling your job, with help

When Rhonda Gage decided to switch careers and become a nurse, she knew she was in for a slog. A medical assistant at Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento, Gage would have to take night classes in biochemistry, physiology and anatomy while working full time during the day. She'd also have to finance t...

Fairfax students get hands-on lesson in personal finance

Lake Braddock Secondary School student Zenat Raza has a problem that an eighth-grader wouldn't expect to encounter for a while: how to budget the $81,085 salary of a 35-year-old single mom with two kids.

Study on insider trading could assist SEC in misconduct hunt

Can you trade with the traders? Do the rich get richer because they're smart and hardworking? Or because money buys influence, connections, and inside information?