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  • Jul 17, 2009

    The money machine

    CNBC host David Faber will be a guest on Marketplace tonight. I was just listening to the raw interview, and something he said got me going….

  • I need ear plugs to go to the store these days, so I won't hear all the companies shouting at me about how good they are to the environment. Wal…

  • Jul 16, 2009

    Morning Reading

    A Florida real estate agent/blogger declares victory over Goldman Sachs. The bank has decided not to go after Mike Morgan because of his website,…

  • Jul 16, 2009

    Let’s go Retro

    I'm feeling like 1979 today. What prompted it, I suppose, was I read that Cheap Trick is releasing its new album on 8-track. Funny thing, the CD…

  • This is getting good. The country's biggest public pension fund, Calpers, is suing ratings agencies for giving perfect grades to investments that…

  • Jul 15, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Congress has suddenly realized the banks might have a problem with toxic assets. Plus, some feisty debates over Goldman Sachs profits and the…

  • I keep reading such wildly divergent predictions about where the economy is headed, I honestly don't know what to think. Let me give you some…

  • I think it'll be fascinating to see what GM does under its new head of marketing. There isn't much "new" about Bob Lutz. He's worked for all…

  • Morgan Stanley has turned its research division over to a 15-year-old kid. Okay, not exactly, but the company did just issue a research report…

  • Perhaps this should fall under the category of recession art. I'd say turning a Happy Meal or a Taco Bell burrito into haute-looking cuisine…

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