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  • After just a few months on the job, GM CEO Fritz Henderson resigned today. It's not clear why. We just know he'll be replaced by a man who has…

  • Dec 2, 2009

    Goodbye, Dubai?

    Maybe you've heard this Wall Street joke: "Dubai, Mumbai, Shanghai or goodbye." Once upon a time, troubled American investment banks that needed…

  • Last week's post on taxing Wall Street trades prompted a heated discussion about the value (or lack of value) of certain Wall Street activities. …

  • Dec 1, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Hope you had an enjoyable holiday. Among our starter topics today — Dubai, Scottish beer and ridiculousness at Wal-Mart….

  • Nov 30, 2009

    Toxic banks?

    Is there a flaw in the government's plan to deal with troubled banks?…

  • Nov 30, 2009

    Morning Reading

    G'day! …

  • It's hard to be optimistic, considering the country's economic plight. But Americans are, by nature, optimistic people. At no time is that more…

  • Nov 25, 2009

    Turkey stuff

    If you watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, one thing you will not see is an ad in which a little girl talks about burnt feathers and turkey…

  • Nov 25, 2009

    Taxing the Street

    Perhaps you heard on the Marketplace Morning report this proposal to tax Wall Street transactions. The revenues would go toward deficit reduction…

  • Nov 25, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Here's what has caught my eye so far today:…