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Scott Jagow

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  • Apr 21, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Looks like GM and Chrysler are getting more money from the government. Chrysler will receive half a billion to help tie up a partnership with Fiat…

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  • The Pulitzer Prizes were awarded today, and even though the economy has been the dominant story in every paper for months, not one financial…

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  • I find it fascinating that so many people are reading, talking about, buying and using Ayn Rand's 1957 novel, "Atlas Shrugged." The book has…

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  • For-profit radio stations have started asking their listeners for donations to make up for lost ad revenue. Even the national network, Air America…

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  • A blogger claims he was leaked the results of the bank stress tests. He backs it up with a bunch of numbers, including that 16 out of the top 19…

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  • Apr 20, 2009

    My new T-shirt

    I was window shopping in my neighborhood this weekend when a black t-shirt caught my eye. Since consumer spending is a significant chunk of the…

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  • Apr 20, 2009

    Morning Reading

    President Obama holds his first formal Cabinet meeting today, and he plans to ask his department heads to find $100 million to cut from the budget….

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  • My weekly After the Bell podcast is now available. Each Friday, I take a look back at the week in business and the economy and help you make sense…

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  • Many banks are sick and tired of TARP and want to give their money back. Not only that, they're protesting the government's requirement of paying…

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  • The chasm is growing between states with high unemployment and those with a low jobless rate. Today's unemployment numbers for March show that…

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