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Thanks for the memories
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
I wanted to let you know that the Scratch Pad archive will remain online indefinitely. It's a pretty interesting chronicle of one of the most...
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The Future
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
I have news, dear reader. Tomorrow will be the last day of the Scratch Pad blog and my last day at Marketplace....
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An egg on a spoon
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
That's the economy for you, delicately balanced on a spoon in the egg race that is the country's future. The finish line is a recovery. But the...
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Morning Reading
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Good morning. Among the items I've seen so far -- why the government can't see the future, the problem with low interest rates and money literally...
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Optimism?
Monday, March 29, 2010
This could be a big week for gauging the economy's turnaround prospects. Friday's jobs report could be the most positive in many months. And a...
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Morning Reading
Monday, March 29, 2010
Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. Where's the outrage over Fannie and Freddie? A good question to start the week:...
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Less filling, bad taste
Friday, March 26, 2010
This may be a bit in the weeds, but it's probably worth taking a run at. Investors seem to be warming back up to a certain type of loan known as...
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Wall Street strikes again
Friday, March 26, 2010
You might want to sit down for this one. The US Justice Department is alleging that more than a dozen Wall Street firms were involved in a...
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Who will make the Final Four?
Friday, March 26, 2010
I'm not talking about NCAA basketball tournament. It's time for the annual Worst Company in America bracket from Consumerist! Will AIG defend its...
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Morning Reading
Friday, March 26, 2010
Happy Friday. This morning -- a report on yesterday's dramatic foreclosure hearing in Congress, plus a take on why the word "stimulus" isn't being...
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On the flip side...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Sticking with the housing market, here's the story of a young first-time home buyer. And I mean young. She bought a foreclosed home about a month...
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Taxing the Street
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Perhaps you heard on the Marketplace Morning report this proposal to tax Wall Street transactions. The revenues would go toward deficit reduction...
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Greece and WMD's
Thursday, February 25, 2010
And they call this God's work? Toying with the financial future of a sovereign nation? That's what it's come to. Banks have been placing bets on...
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Is college a waste of money?
Monday, November 23, 2009
A recent post about a 20-year-old woman who bought a home drew much attention here and around the web. I noticed in the comments that people were...
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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...
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