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How President Obama handled the recovery
Friday, March 2, 2012
A new book explains why the Obama administration didn't go far enough to encourage economic recovery.
Extended payroll tax cut serves as 'stealth stimulus'
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Congressional negotiators have agreed to a deal that would extend the payroll tax cut through the end of the year, which means more money will go into more people's pockets and perhaps, they will go out and spend it.
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Borrow and build
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The recovery doesn't feel like one. So how do we create economic growth?
Why the Fed is buying back Treasuries and how that helps
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Here's an email I got earllier this week:...
MIDDAY UPDATE: Sustainable jobs and cell phones
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
This week on Marketplace we'll be following sustainable jobs. Today, we learned about the fastest growing industry in the job field: biomedical...
Bank Bailout & Stimulus Spending: dynamic duo, or evil twins?
Friday, October 1, 2010
On trial today: the government's response to the financial crisis. The White House is officially evaluating the $800 billion stimulus program. ...
Pay with your phone, credit card rates going up
Monday, August 23, 2010
Critics say the rules to receive compensation through the $20 billion BP oil spill fund are unfair....
Obama and Wall Street -- where did our love go?
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The president's in Manhattan tonight to raise money ... Why Wall Street executives may be no-shows....
Yes, I'd like to report spending stupidity
Monday, March 30, 2009
Uncle Sam wants you to be on the lookout for waste, fraud and mismanagement of the stimulus package. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is...
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The forest for the trees
Monday, March 16, 2009
Who's handling the economic crisis better -- the US or Europe? Today, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman points out the stark differences in...
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California Gov. Brown talks taxes, cuts and economic fairness
I have a non-political observation to make. In another part of this interview not shown here, Governor Brown identified that he could see 50 miles...
ijblack | May 24, 2012
Times-Picayune to cut back jobs and production schedule
As someone born and breaded in New Orleans I'm sorry to see this news from my hometown paper, but as someone who's found reading it an...
BostonPeng | May 24, 2012
High-frequency trading: Bad for markets... and the soul?
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First I'd like to thank everyone for listening to what I had to say, it's really an honor to have been on marketplace. Second...
Nick Hanauer on the TED talk, income inequality controversy
If the idea of "trickle-down economics" hasn't worked---when governments have actually *tried* it, rather than a form they...
kingjon | May 18, 2012
