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  • Just wanted to let you know your tax dollars are hard at work in Washington. Republicans have threatened to force a reading of the entire climate…

  • May 20, 2009

    Morning Reading

    If you're looking for people with banking experience, you might want to avoid bank boardrooms. Bloomberg has an analysis of banks' board of…

  • The Senate voted 90-5 today to pass new rules on credit card terms. The House has already passed its own bill, and it looks like this thing will…

  • Google is working on a mathematical formula to predict which of its 20,000 employees are most likely to leave the company, according to the Wall…

  • A recent survey found that almost a third of millionaires lost their millionaire status last year. What are they doing about it? Well, some of…

  • May 19, 2009

    Win-win-win-win?

    There's a group hug today about the President's announcement of new fuel economy standards. The carmakers like it because they don't have to worry…

  • It should come as no surprise that housing starts hit a record low last month. There are so many unsold homes, foreclosed houses and empty…

  • May 19, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Car emissions and housing starts lead the news this morning. More on those shortly. In the meantime, here's what caught my attention:…

  • I have a positive story for you… with a twist. The pastor of a non-denominational church in Texas passed around the collection plate recently…

  • US prosecutors are digging into an obvious question in the Bernie Madoff case — how could none of his victims ever figure out what was happening? …