Ben Bernanke gave a commencement speech to the graduates of Bard Collage at Simon's Rock. "My emphasis today will be on prospects for the long run," he said.  "In particular, I will be looking beyond the very real challenges of economic recovery that we face today--challenges that I have every confidence we will overcome--to speak, for a change, about economic ...

“There may be more beautiful times, but this one is ours.” - Jean-Paul Sartre It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia. -Frank Zappa I want you to stop, take a breath and consider this moment we're in. Because you will look back ...

Serial entrepreneur and mentor Jeff Hoffman writes about his experience aboard the floating accelerator Unreasonable at Sea.I'm amazed to see an explosion of global interest in entrepreneurship in the last few years. Nations on every continent are turning to entrepreneurs to address unemployment, create jobs, stimulate economies, and innovate new ideas.A great example of this flurry of activity is Unreasonable ...

Renesola (NYSE: SOL), a Chinese producer of solar products, released their first quarter earnings this morning for the three month period ended March 31. The company reported an EPS loss of $0.23 per share, beating the 0.$28 loss estimate by more than 17 percent.

Can solar power alone sustain an aircraft from coast to coast across the U.S.? Aviation legend Bertrand Piccard, the first person to pilot a balloon non-stop round-the-world is about to prove that. On May 3, Piccard set off from Moffett Field, California in the Solar Impulse, a completely solar powered aircraft and the first plane ever to fly both day and ...