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  • Aug 26, 2009

    Morning Reading

    You might remember a few months ago, I attended a forum on economic blogging at the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City. Bloggers such as Tyler…

  • Despite what you may have heard, banks are willing to lend money. Consider this big pharma deal we reported yesterday — drug maker Warner…

  • The country's main business lobby wants to challenge the science of climate change in "court". The US Chamber of Commerce is asking the EPA to…

  • Whoa Nelly, look at that national debt. It's at $11 trillion now and today, the White House and the Congressional Budget Office said it'll almost…

  • Aug 25, 2009

    Morning Reading

    I didn't hear anyone shouting four more years, four more years this morning, but maybe there was a silent cheer for Ben Bernanke. President Obama…

  • Aug 24, 2009

    Guns and Hummers

    Forget cash for clunkers. A Hummer dealership in Missouri has another idea for getting people into the showroom. Sell them guns….

  • The Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece about how Goldman Sachs gives information to its clients. It says that for about two years now,…

  • At least one well-known person is calling for every worker in America to shut down the economy for a day and send a message to the government….

  • Aug 24, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Hope you had a good weekend. Here are some things that made me sit up and pay attention this morning:…

  • Aug 22, 2009

    The cruel summer

    My weekly podcast, After the Bell, is now available. I don't know about you, but I felt pretty sluggish this week. I think it's the dog days…