Andrew Ackerman

amacker: Great photo of Pres Obama's ...

twitter.com — Great photo of Pres Obama's speech today in Berlin, from a friend in the crowd. pic.twitter.com/ZqIRIG4w6y

Bernanke: SEC ‘Moving in Right Direction’ On Money Funds

blogs.wsj.com — Fed Chairman Bernanke has made no secret of his desire to reduce risks in the $2.6 trillion money-market mutual fund industry. On Wednesday, he said he's "very glad" securities regulators have finally made progress addressing those risks but stopped short of endorsing a recent proposal by the SEC.

Carl Hiaasen’s ‘Bad Monkey’ Features a Cast of Oddballs

nytimes.com — At the start of Carl Hiaasen's latest comedic marvel, a visitor fishing near Key West hooks a severed human arm. There is no time for this to register as grisly. A page later the captain of the fishing boat tells the freaked-out tourist reassuringly, "Well, son, we're in the memory-making business."

A.M.A. Recognizes Obesity as a Disease

nytimes.com — The American Medical Association has officially recognized obesity as a disease, a move that could induce physicians to pay more attention to the condition and spur more insurers to pay for treatments. In making the recommendation, delegates at the association's annual meeting in Chicago overrode a recommendation against doing so by a committee that had studied the matter.

SEC to Seek More Admissions of Guilt

online.wsj.com — U.S. securities regulators plan to require certain defendants to admit to wrongdoing as a condition of settling securities-fraud charges, SEC Chairman Mary Jo White said Tuesday.

SEC to Seek More Admissions of Guilt

online.wsj.com — U.S. securities regulators plan to require certain defendants to admit to wrongdoing as a condition of settling securities-fraud charges, SEC Chairman Mary Jo White said Tuesday.