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Paddy Hirsch

Paddy Hirsch is a former Contributing Editor at Marketplace and the creator and former host of the Marketplace Whiteboard. 

Latest from Paddy Hirsch

  • Nov 28, 2011

    What is a ringfence?

    Steve Chiotakis and Paddy Hirsch at the zoo to explain ringfences.
    Mary Dooe/Marketplace

    One of the solutions being floated around to help save Europe is called a "ringfence." But what is that exactly?

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  • Nov 18, 2011

    Recession meanz Heinz

    H.J. Heinz Co. products are displayed at a grocery store June 12, 2003 in Chicago, Ill
    Scott Olson/Getty Images

    Squeezed by rising commodities prices and falling demand in the U.S., Heinz is responding by appealing to cost-conscious consumers

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  • Nov 17, 2011

    So much for the golden years

    In this photo illustration, an old age pensioner checks what is left of her weekly state pension on Nov. 6, 2008, in Conwy, Wales.
    Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

    Most Americans believe their retirement won’t come early or be particularly comfortable.

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  • Nov 16, 2011

    Job searches, style changes drive apparel sales

    Suits are offered for sale at a Jos. A. Bank store March 18, 2009 in Chicago, Ill
    Scott Olson/Getty Images

    Apparel sales are up, and this time it's men who are buying more. Retailers say the need to dress for job searches are driving men to shop more.

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  • Nov 15, 2011

    Why your Internet connection is so *#$@!’ slow

    An Internet surfer is seen after having failed to access a website.
    ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images

    We've all suffered from BDDS at one time or another. Back-to-Dialup Delay Syndrome strikes during the peak hours of 8:45-10:45 in the evening. And Netflix gets a big chunk of the blame!

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  • Nov 14, 2011

    Is the Macy’s tree a portent of economic doom?

    A worker installs lights at a Macy's Christmas display.
    Mario Tama/Getty Images

    The Macy's Christmas tree snapped today. The last time that happened in 2004, we had five straight years of GDP decline. Now I of course, I know that's not a serious economic indicator! I'm just saying…

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  • Nov 14, 2011

    The root of Italy’s problems

    The root of Italy’s problems

    Berlusconi may be gone, but Italia's problems persists. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains how Italy got into the mess it's in today.

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  • Nov 11, 2011

    Why seven percent may not be such a big deal

    When you climb very high mountains, at about 26,000 feet you enter the Death Zone. At that altitude, there's simply not enough oxygen in the air to…

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  • Nov 8, 2011

    Haircut: More dangerous than it sounds

    Sr. editor Paddy Hirsch discusses the dangers of Greece getting a haircut on its debt.
    Angela Kim/Marketplace

    If Greece accepts the terms of a new aid package it's expected to get a haircut on its debt. But Sr. Editor Paddy Hirsch explain why that haircut…

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  • Nov 2, 2011

    Argentina’s post-default recovery

    A worker controls as a hopper wagon unloads soybean into his truck in a field in the locality of Perez Millan, 200 km from Buenos Aires, on April 3, 2008. Argentina is the world's leading exporter of oil and oilseed meal and the third in soybeans.
    DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images

    Argentina defaulted on its debt in 2002. A decade later, the country is back on its feet, thanks in no small part to the lowly soy bean.

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