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Business reporting for the 99%

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David Brancaccio
Jan 30, 2012
David Brancaccio on the past and future of business journalism. Watch the live video stream Monday night from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
Posted In: david brancaccio, 99%, business reporting, Wal-Mart, ASU
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New economic index measures credit, too

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David Brancaccio
Jan 26, 2012
The Conference Board is making changes to its leading economic index, taking into account the complexities of the financial marketplace.
Posted In: economic indicator
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Cowboy boots, made in Mexico (by the Chinese)

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Stan Alcorn
Jan 17, 2012
Chinese companies buying up factories in Mexico: one example of how skilled manufacturing is changing.
Posted In: China, Mexico, manufacturing
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The economic impact of catastrophe

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David Brancaccio
Jan 17, 2012
Economy 4.0's David Brancaccio discusses the economic impact of things like natural disasters and terrorist attacks -- and how companies should prepare.
Posted In: natural disasters, just in time
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Making your own version of the Fed's Beige Book

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David Brancaccio
Jan 12, 2012
The Federal Reserve's Beige Book is a review of economic trends in the country. The Fed's method of gathering data on the economy is pretty simple, though: Just calling around and asking.
Posted In: Beige Book, Federal Reserve, economic indicators
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Kodak teeters toward bankruptcy

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David Brancaccio
Jan 5, 2012
David Brancaccio discusses the impact bankruptcy could have on the 38,000 Kodak retirees and how the city of Rochester, home to the film company, can survive.
Posted In: kodak, bankruptcy, rochester
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Fixing inequality with early childhood education

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Stan Alcorn
Jan 4, 2012
Studies show that early childhood education may be the best weapon in the fight against inequality.
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New year, more economic security?

Interview with
David Brancaccio
Jan 3, 2012
A new study shows that 1 in 5 of us will fall off a financial cliff in the year ahead.
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As euro turns 10, a look back at its history

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David Brancaccio
Dec 28, 2011
It'll be the euro's 10th anniversary come New Year's Day. What economists predicted back then, and how true it holds now.
Posted In: euro, Europe debt crisis
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A poem: O Euro! My Euro!

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Amanda Aronczyk
Dec 27, 2011
With apologies to Walt Whitman, the Wall Street Poet considers the euro in verse, circa 2002 and the present day.
Posted In: euro, Eurozone, Europe debt crisis

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