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  • If you want to see what happened to employment in America, Slate has a brilliant map that shows the progression on job losses by county. When you…

  • A Florida couple is starting an airline just for pets. Petairways will begin flying in mid-July from regional airports near five cities — NY,…

  • 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…

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

  • 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…

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

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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….

  • 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…