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  • Jun 19, 2009

    A moving story

    I just read a beautiful story about a little girl, a movie and a corporation. However, if crying at work might be a problem, you should wait until…

  • Jun 19, 2009

    Morning Reading

    President Obama is still popular among voters, but his handling of the economy is starting to wear thin with more of them. Voters are especially…

  • Jun 19, 2009

    Wait and see

    Yeah, it's a cliche, but that seems to be the most accurate description of the job market at the moment. There are small signs, like this morning…

  • Jun 18, 2009

    Creative marketing

    I just happened to stumble across these two things today, and they both have the common element of being strange, true and controversial. Dunkin'…

  • Jun 18, 2009

    Bailouts r us?

    One burning question over financial regulation is this: Does the administration's plan, as Kai Ryssdal put it this morning, codify "too big to…

  • Jun 18, 2009

    Morning Reading

    A little bit of encouraging news on the job front. Continuing unemployment claims fell for the first time since January. Could be a sign of some…

  • Jun 18, 2009

    Bogus number?

    The one number that gets repeated over and over in the health care debate is: 47 million Americans have no health insurance. But if you break…

  • I find this debate over financial regulation fascinating, so I've been scouring the web for a variety of viewpoints on the administration's plan. …

  • What if you could put money into a vending machine, and instead of a Snickers bar, out came a bar of gold? Well, a German company is making that a…

  • Jun 17, 2009

    Morning Reading

    We're waiting for the President to deliver his plan on financial regulation, but an 85-page draft has already been given to the media. My favorite…