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  • Dec 15, 2009

    Morning Reading

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

  • This seems like a cut and dried issue, but it must not be. The Supreme Court will hear a case that could determine whether employees have a right…

  • Dec 15, 2009

    Climate fakery

    And you wonder why some people don't believe what they read about global warming or tune it out. The Canadian government is fuming after someone…

  • I just watched the president's press briefing about his meeting with the "fat cat bankers." To say that it was uninspiring would be a significant…

  • President Obama has invited a dozen bank executives to the White House today for a little chat. He intends to scold and implore them, but the…

  • Dec 14, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. Some things to get the week started:…

  • These two banks are taking very different approaches to paying back TARP. Citi is desperate to get out. Wells is strolling along at its own sweet…

  • Do-dee-duh-doo-dah. Lots of data out today, and most of it is encouraging, although the jury's still out on retail. Looks like shoppers are…

  • I enjoy listening to people who think big, so the website Big Think is a regular stop. Their latest project is What Went Wrong. Over the next…

  • Dec 11, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Happy Friday. Wall Street has its eye on a new market. Just take a guess……

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