Sep 15th, 2008 · Bank of America is acquiring Merrill Lynch in a $50 billion deal that could turn the big U.S. bank into a global financial-services powerhouse. But Bank of America must first successfully integrate the investment firm with its commercial bank operations.
Aug 25th, 2008 · China's 51 gold medals proved its status as a sports powerhouse, and the games showed off its modernity and organization. "China has stood up in the world," one expert says.
May 28th, 2008 · As dark as it gets, "Skinny Love," with its unforgettable steel-guitar hook, is too gorgeous to function as a true downer. Shout-along fodder for melancholy late-night drives, it announces Bon Iver as a budding powerhouse, not so much promising as fully formed.
Apr 24th, 2008 · On Brighter Than Creation's Dark, Drive-By Truckers offers an epic and emotional 19-song rock statement. The roots-music powerhouse knows its way around thundering Southern rockers, country ballads and, lately, Stax-inspired soul. Hear an interview and performance from WXPN.
Apr 6th, 2008 · The University of Maryland is hosting another kind of championship this weekend: the Final Four of chess. Rene Garcia, faculty adviser for the Miami Dade Community College Sharks, leads this year's Cinderella team. The Sharks have stomped powerhouses like Harvard, MIT and Stanford.
Mar 28th, 2008 · North Carolina is filled with perennial college basketball powerhouses. And then there's tiny Davidson College, known more in the state for its academics than its sports prowess. But this year it's Davidson making its mark in the tournament, outlasting even big-name schools like Duke.
Mar 20th, 2008 · Even in Wall Street's cutthroat world, Bear Stearns stood out. Employees at the firm had to buy their own paper clips. Did hubris contribute to bringing the powerhouse that helped create the market for risky mortgage-backed securities to ruin.
Dec 17th, 2007 · When radio ruled the airwaves, Nashville station WSM was a broadcasting powerhouse. Started in 1925, it became a cultural force that shaped the future of Nashville, largely because of its signature program, The Grand Ole Opry.