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  • If you don't think commercial real estate is tanking, check out this deal: 127 acres containing an 80,000-seat stadium that cost $55 million to…

  • Congress recently extended unemployment benefits again. 28 states are now giving out 79 weeks of jobless insurance. The first extension came with…

  • Nov 17, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. To start the day — a stimulus success, clunkers, turkeys, reversals, firsts and questions:…

  • I'll take The Climate Race for $200, Alex. Alright, here's the clue: I'm the country that now leads the world in exporting green technology. Oh,…

  • The US and China are walking off their paces in a standoff over the dollar. Can you seen the tumbleweed rolling by? The Federal Reserve chairman…

  • Thought you might like an update on how your investment in GM is faring. Today, GM said it generated more than $3 billion in cash last quarter,…

  • Nov 16, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. President Obama's in China, so we'll begin with that:…

  • My weekly podcast, After the Bell, is now available. This week's menu includes more context on the stock market and the value of the dollar, plus…

  • Nov 14, 2009

    Sex and drugs

    They say too often, men think with their you-know-whats. Conversely, the key to a woman's sex drive might be through her brain. A German drug…

  • Nov 13, 2009

    Big Time

    In a Washington Post editorial today, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says any bank, regardless of size, should be allowed to fail. But he argues…

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