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  • The space program is obviously getting a lot of attention this week with the anniversary of the moon landing. It's a good time to ask, where…

  • Jul 21, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Among this morning's items: explaining that $23 trillion figure I mentioned yesterday… Helicopter Ben says his choppers move quickly and…

  • The inspector general of TARP, Neil Barofsky, will tell Congress tomorrow what he figures the financial system rescue could cost taxpayers in the…

  • Jul 20, 2009

    www.blog.jagow?

    The agency in charge of Internet domain names, ICANN, wants to start selling top-level domains to anyone who wants them. So, instead of just .com,…

  • I thought one of the items from Morning Reading deserved a little more attention. You know how there was talk of homeowners just walking away from…

  • Jul 20, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Bank "walkaways" from foreclosed homes are infuriating city leaders. Overconfidence is a deadly pill. So is drinking waaay too much with business…

  • Jul 18, 2009

    Paint ball

    My weekly podcast, After the Bell, is now available. This week, there seemed to be a lot of washing and painting and making things look one way,…

  • Jul 17, 2009

    A rounding error?

    You can argue there's plenty of fishy math going on at the banks, but can you imagine if you clicked on your bank account and saw this number:…

  • William Greider gets my vote for most thought-provoking column of the day. Greider wrote a book called Secrets of the Temple about the Federal…

  • Jul 17, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Oooh, some good stuff out there this morning. Economically, it's better to be cold than hot. Jon Stewart goes off on GS. The Wall Street Journal…