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Scott Jagow

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  • Sep 30, 2009

    Fake expensing it

    I wonder if Wall Street actually is cutting back. In an effort to drum up business, a Manhattan restaurant has created a website where you can…

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  • Sep 30, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. On today's breakfast menu: A banker says too big to fail is bad (but don't make us smaller). There's talk of a commercial real…

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  • Despite the talk of green shoots in recent months, the job market is likely to continue its hibernation for some time. This is coming from CEOs…

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  • Sep 29, 2009

    Homes on wheels

    Is the housing market finally starting to move? Maaaybe. But there are some qualifiers, which we should discuss. There is a segment, though,…

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  • Sep 29, 2009

    Think Big

    Every once in a while, I stumble across a new website that reels me in, and I feel compelled to share it. I found one this morning that I think…

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  • Sep 29, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Among today's items, a debate over the Fed's competence level in fighting inflation, what Barney Frank thinks of home buyers and…

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  • The government's official stimulus tracking website, recovery.gov, relaunched today. The site has lots of new data and some interactive maps to…

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  • Sep 28, 2009

    Rash decisions

    If you think your government has made some hasty decisions based largely on fear, you have to see what's happening in Egypt right now. There has…

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  • Our latest web project asks the question: What music is good for the recession? Whatever you're listening to, man, whatever you're listening to….

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  • Sep 28, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. This morning, the Blob That Ate Monetary Policy and more!…

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