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  • Nov 20, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Happy Friday. This morning: radical budget solutions, American blood in the water, and did Texas accidentally ban all marriages?…

  • Perhaps you've been hearing about Kraft's hostile takeover bid for Cadbury or Barnes and Noble's "poison pill" defense to ward off a hostile bid. …

  • Nov 20, 2009

    Calling Dr. Doom

    Thanks for your feedback on topics you'd like to know more about. I'll try to get to as many of them as possible. Today, I'll address Scratch Pad…

  • Perhaps there's hope for meaningful financial regulation after all. A couple of interesting quotes have me thinking that way today….

  • Nov 19, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. To start the day, how 'bout a stiff drink of Scotch? It's only been sitting on ice for 100 years:…

  • It's been a pretty slow week for news, so it might be a good time to turn the floor over to you. Do you have any burning questions you'd like to…

  • Nov 19, 2009

    Fear and greed

    A year ago, Warren Buffett wrote this: "A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful…

  • Nov 18, 2009

    Work’s a bummer

    This may come as no surprise, but workplace morale is low. While grateful to have a job, many employees are dispirited by their bigger workloads,…

  • Nov 18, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. A nice assortment of subjects to start the day, from brown-nosers to "cash for caulkers":…

  • Nov 18, 2009

    Guess who?

    A large company and a billionaire investor are reportedly launching an initiative to help small businesses across the country. I'll give you one…