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  • Jan 20, 2010

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Among today's items: A big election win for Republicans in Massachusetts, which could kill health care reform. China asks banks to…

  • One day, we may finally find out what happened with the AIG bailout. While the SEC has agreed to keep certain details mum until 2018, Fed Chairman…

  • No more Super Bowl ads. No more Academy Awards shows. Instead of "carpet-bombing the nation" with commercials, GM is trying some new tactics. …

  • Today, New York's governor unveiled his proposal to deal with the country's fourth largest state deficit. It's a peek at what other states might…

  • Jan 19, 2010

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. Surprise, surprise — the banks think they might have a legal challenge to the president's proposed…

  • I wish Congress and Wall Street would act more like late-night TV hosts. Maybe Christopher Dodd could walk into Goldman Sachs and start telling…

  • We reported this morning that lame duck Senator Christopher Dodd may drop the idea of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) from the…

  • Jan 15, 2010

    Morning Reading

    Happy Friday. Among this morning's items – Paul Krugman weighs in on the FCIC hearings, one columnist says Geithner should get a pass on AIG and…

  • It's been pretty difficult to escape Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens the past couple of years. He spent $62 million on an ad campaign that showed up…

  • If there's a silver lining to Haiti's devastating earthquake, it may be the discovery of a new model for helping the victims of such disasters. …

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