David Fisher

A wave of consolidation among online brokerages could follow TD Ameritrade's agreement Thursday to buy Thinkorswim Group Inc. for $606 million in stock and cash. Thinkorswim's low stock price and surging base of customers who trade options and futures...

OptionsXpress Holdings Inc., citing the "extremely challenging market conditions" last month, said key monthly performance measures dropped sharply in November. The Chicago-based online brokerage, which specializes in equity options and futures trading,...

Gov. Martin O'Malley is proposing temporary furloughs for more than 67,000 state employees and a shutdown of state government operations for two days during the coming holidays, according to internal documents provided yesterday to The Baltimore Sun. The...

An Italian architect said he is poised to start construction on a new skyscraper in Dubai that will be "the world's first building in motion," an 80-story tower with revolving floors that give it an ever-shifting shape. The spinning floors, hung like...

We've long been told to keep an eye on our moles lest they progress to melanoma, a form of skin cancer that's treatable if caught early, deadly if not. But not all moles are equal -- some are risky; others can be safely left alone. The biological roots of...

AFTER playing the flamboyant emcee in "Cabaret" on Broadway, Michael C. Hall was cast as closeted mortician David Fisher on HBO's "Six Feet Under," which ended in 2005. As critically acclaimed and different as that series was, last year he landed a role...

Don't rest just yet, Dexter. The Ice Truck Killer's reign is over, but Miami forensics sleuth Dexter Morgan is worrying about another murderer -- himself -- as season two of Showtime's drama series "Dexter" starts Sunday, Sept. 30. Played by Michael C....

At first glance, a darkly humorous Grand Guignol thriller about a charming serial killer doesn't sound like an appetizing weekly TV series. But Showtime's "Dexter" is a delicious, addictive must-see especially for the lead performance of Michael C. Hall...

Clearly, Michael C. Hall likes to play guys who usher others into the afterlife. The 35-year-old actor earned an Emmy nomination as funeral home director David Fisher in HBO's critically acclaimed series "Six Feet Under." Now, in "Dexter," he's helping...

Jeff Lindsay's "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" is a wisp of a debut novel, a thinly plotted little thriller with only one thing going for it, lead character Dexter Morgan. Our protagonist, Dexter is a blood splatter expert working with the Miami police...

In January 2003, after more than two years on a waiting list for a liver transplant, Saad Al-Harthi was finally considered sick enough to rank near the top. If a donated organ became available, he would have only a few hours to get to St. Vincent Medical...

NOTE: To see all images of the items below, please pick up the Sunday, December 7th edition of The Morning Call. FREE FORM TRELLIS Climbing the walls over your untidy garden climbers? Try taming them with this airy, abstract trellis created by Pen...