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  • My weekly podcast, After the Bell, is now available. This week was an important one for figuring out how far the economy might be from getting out…

  • I'm a big film buff, so I consider this an important issue. There's a battle going on right now over how and when DVDs are available to the public…

  • Save a newspaper? Buy a bottle of wine. The New York Times has reached into its bag of revenue tricks and started a wine club….

  • Aug 14, 2009

    We confess

    You'll be seeing some fun, new features on marketplace.org over the next few months. The first one, College Confessions, is a must-see for the…

  • Aug 14, 2009

    Morning Reading

    This morning, we could be in for another big bank failure, just in time for the anniversary of Wall Street's meltdown. Plus, why the Chevy Volt…

  • I could be swearing in Russian for all I know. I used one of those online dictionaries. But I'm pretty sure I'm in the ballpark of "cash for…

  • Aug 13, 2009

    Chart of the Day

    From Unemploymentality:

  • This week, the Transportation Secretary said he was looking into a five hour tarmac delay in Rochester, Minnesota. His department's trying to…

  • Aug 13, 2009

    Morning Reading

    This morning, reaction to the Fed's assessment of the economy. Plus, why in the world did President Obama say what he said about the Postal…

  • This is just one of those random things I wanted to tell somebody about. I was watching TV last night, and at the end of the show, I saw a flash…

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