Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines merged, and overnight Memphis was a hub city for the world’s largest passenger airline. The airport completed a landmark land swap giving the Tennessee Air National Guard a new base and freeing 103 acres of prime real estate for a FedEx superhub expansion. Those …

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Did you get fleeced by Bernard Madoff? Or did you buy that Madoff Securities fleece jacket on eBay? Madoff, who was arrested last month after allegedly telling investigators he lost as much as $50 billion of investors’ money in a giant Ponzi scheme, promoted his firm by putting its name …

The PGA Tour has lost at least one tournament from its Fall Series because of the economy, and the final part of its 2009 schedule released Tuesday had another tournament still up in the air. The tour announced five tournaments – down from seven this year – that will be …