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  • Aug 13, 2009

    I want you back

    Some people broke up with their 401(k)s last year, but it looks like the romance has been rekindled. For the first time in four quarters, Fidelity…

  • I've always been suspicious of the bottled water industry, that it had to be an ingenious marketing ploy tapping into our fear of faucets. How do…

  • Aug 12, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Quite a bit about health care this morning. It is, after all, the topic around the country. Plus, has the Federal Reserve created another bubble?…

  • The health care debate is soaking deep into the grassroots. One website is holding a contest to see who can find the most former Congressional…

  • Aug 11, 2009

    Tied up in knots

    Guess who is hiring? The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It's looking for a few good Wall Streeters to conduct some business for the Fed. Yes,…

  • Aug 11, 2009

    Damned if you do

    Is it good news that worker productivity is way up? Should we be happy that companies are squeezing more out of their smaller staffs?…

  • Aug 11, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Now we know what that weird 230 electrical socket thing was. 230 mpg is what GM says the Chevy Volt might get for city driving. That's more than…

  • I have a theory that most people perpetually live in a high school state of mind when it comes to trends and fads. A new study backs me up on this…

  • Should hourly workers get paid overtime for responding to emails or answering calls after normal work hours? At least two new lawsuits may let the…

  • When it comes to reality TV, I believe moderation is the best policy. Sure, I'd like to think I could abstain from its harmful rays completely,…

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