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Philosophy of Wall Street: Putting the Market In Its Place

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Aug 12, 2011

Philosophy of Wall Street is an occasional feature that will include interesting, 30,000-foot views from Wall Streeters that I talk with....

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Low Interest Rates: The Backlash Begins

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Aug 12, 2011

For the past three years in particular - and the past 20 years in general - the Federal Reserve has imposed low interest rates. And when interest...

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The No-Win French Bank Situation

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Aug 11, 2011

This morning started with an explosive headline reminding everyone that the worries about France and its banks are going to take more than one day...

Posted In: Panics, Wall Street

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What Other Banks Are Saying About SocGen: Don't Panic

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Aug 10, 2011

Today, French bank Societe Generale caused a widespread case of post-traumatic stress disorder for everyone in the markets in 2008 who saw Bear...

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U.S. Downgrade: The First Wall Street Analyst Reactions

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Aug 7, 2011

If you're having a good weekend, you're a person who doesn't have any money in the markets. For everyone else, this is a weekend of looking for a...

Posted In: downgrade, markets, S&P, Wall Street

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They Are Day Traders. Hear them Roar.

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Jul 12, 2011

Wall Street has never lacked the energy, time or inclination for chest-beating and strutting. Until now, however, much of that behavior has...

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Reporter's Notebook: A Pep Talk on the U.S. Economy

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Jun 30, 2011

Chris Hyzy (pronounced high-zee) is the chief investment officer of U.S. Trust. Hyzy looks sporty, like the avid ex-baseball player he used to be....

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"The notion that lower taxes are the solution to all problems infuriates me."

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Jun 30, 2011

My favorite question to ask experts is this: "What are people getting wrong right now?"...

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Reporter's Notebook: Why Wall Streeters Retire Unhappy

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Jun 30, 2011

Gillian Tett interviews Robert Hormats on the challenges of globalization at the Aspen Ideas Festival this week. ASPEN, Colo.--Here at the Aspen...

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Reporter's Notebook: The Devastation of Unemployment

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Jun 30, 2011

"This is not a modest rainbow, as this is not a modest town." Overheard at the Aspen Ideas Festival this week where the affluent and accomplished...

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From American Public Media's Marketplace, a blog devoted to listeners and readers who want to understand and talk about Wall Street. This blog supplements our stream of Wall Street coverage with a Marketplace perspective by New York bureau chief Heidi N. Moore.

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

jgrothues | May 16, 2013

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

rcd43 | May 16, 2013

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How World Finance makes a killing lending on the installment (loan) plan

There is something fundamentally wrong with predatory lending businesses, whether they are pay day loans or installment contracts. The business...

entropyman | May 15, 2013