wondering why one lone juror held out against convicting ex- Gov. Rod Blagojevich on all but the least serious charge, lying to the FBI.

Final Score: Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 23 vs. Federal Prosecutors 1, with the Feds demanding a rematch.

Hewlett-Packard’s board’s bungling of CEO Mark Hurd's departure leaves the impression that more still lies beneath the surface.

Word to outgoing BP CEO Tony Hayward: "The gentleman doth protest too much, methinks."

Question of the day: What separates a massive payout to an undeserving executive and effective corporate looting by a board of directors?

BP board chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, having awarded departing CEO Tony Hayward a $930,000-a-year pension, should resign.

Financial Self-Levitation: After bail out by taxpayers in 2008, seven financial companies paid out $1.58B in apparently unmerited bonuses.

Scotland's refusal to send two officials to testify at a US Senate hearing on the Lockerbie bomber would indicate there’s something to hide.

Unanswered Question: Beyond gargantuan regulations, what if any economic benefits accrue from the Sarbanes-Oxley plus Dodd-Frank Acts?

With word out that BP CEO Tony Hayward will be stepping down, BP Chairman of the Board Carl-Henric Svanberg should do the same.