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Scott Jagow

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  • Part two of our series on for-profit universities airs tonight. Based on the reaction to the first piece, I'd say this is a hot topic….

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  • Nov 5, 2009

    Slots or taxes?

    Apparently weary from the recession, the people of Ohio have changed their minds about slot machines. After rejecting casinos four times in the…

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  • Nov 5, 2009

    Bubbliciousness

    With the Federal Reserve meeting today and Congress poised to extend the home buyer's tax credit, many forms of the word "bubble" were tossed about…

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  • Nov 4, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Here a few things I've seen so far:…

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  • Nov 4, 2009

    Poor Charlotte

    Bank of America has reportedly expanded its CEO search to include executives who would rather live in New York City than Charlotte, NC. It could…

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  • Make sure you catch Marketplace tonight. We're airing the first of two stories on for-profit colleges like the University of Phoenix. These…

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  • Warren Buffett just turned 79, but to quote a great line from the Washington Post, he invests "like an 8-year-old boy in the 1950's." Coca-Cola,…

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  • The US isn't the only government that continues to shovel money into banks. Today, Britain agreed to infuse two of its financial institutions with…

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  • Nov 3, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. A few items to get the day started:…

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  • Ford Motor Company deserves a little blog time today. Ford surprised just about everyone with a third quarter profit of a billion dollars. Most…

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