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  • There's no single thing grabbing my attention this afternoon. But there are some items I thought you might like to take a look at:…

  • A study out today suggests posting calorie information at fast food restaurants might not accomplish a damn thing….

  • There's a lot of buzz about a British newspaper story that says other countries are plotting against the US with a plan to trade oil in currencies…

  • Oct 6, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Today, why unemployment is higher than the numbers say. Casinos have decided to save their money. Predictions of a bloodbath in…

  • As you may know, TARP's"watchdog" Neil Barofsky made comments today about what happened a year ago. Barofsky says decision-makers bent the truth,…

  • Oct 5, 2009

    Blogger freebies

    I'm having a hard time understanding this one. The Federal Trade Commission has issued new guidelines that require bloggers to disclose when they…

  • Publisher Conde Nast announced today that it's closing four of its magazines. Perhaps there won't be much fuss over the demise of Modern Bride,…

  • Oct 5, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. Today, taking on Krugman, jobs just sitting there, the debate over income inequality and a little…

  • My weekly podcast, After the Bell, is now available. I talk to our Washington correspondent Steve Henn about why companies are dropping out of the…

  • The unemployment numbers that came out today were pretty sobering. We now have 15 million people out of work, twice as many as when the recession…

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