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  • Speaking of a lack of regulation, let's talk about those famously unregulated pools of money called hedge funds. Marketplace's Amy Scott is…

  • The President hasn't even announced his plan to regulate the financial industry, but already, there's a lot of skepticism that anything meaningful…

  • If you're in need of a crock pot, a coffee table or a plastic pony, chances are your neighbor is selling them in their yard this weekend. It's…

  • Jun 16, 2009

    Morning Reading

    I would swear that the same housing story is being republished every single month. Here's what the wires said this morning: "Construction of new…

  • Jun 16, 2009

    Laugh of the day

    Okay, so I thought the video I just posted from 1994 was the best thing I'd seen so far today, but it's now running a close second to this spoof of…

  • This is one of those great time capsule moments. It's a clip from NBC News circa 1994, a time when you needed a duffel bag to carry your "mobile"…

  • In a speech to the American Medical Association this morning, President Obama said his health care proposal will not be socialized medicine. He…

  • If Wall Street isn't doing it for you, how about giving Baghdad a try? A New York-based firm announced today that it will begin offering trades…

  • After our recent experience with $150 oil, it's pretty nerve wracking to see oil floating back up. It's around $70 a barrel now. There is a way…

  • Jun 15, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Young people are having to make some tough choices in this economy. That's the focus of a reporting collaboration between NPR's Morning Edition…

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