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  • May 4, 2009

    Morning reading

    Still stressing about those tests….

  • Chrysler's bankruptcy is shaping up to give us all a terrific window on Washington, and who really holds power there….

  • The Senate may have tossed out Obama's cramdown legislation, but too late for Thornburg Mortgage and Accredited Home Lenders….

  • May 1, 2009

    Confidence trick

    The Reuters/University of Michigan final index of consumer sentiment is out, and Bloomberg reports confidence among U.S. consumers rose to its…

  • Businessweek reports even in this recession, there are approximately 3 million jobs that employers are actively recruiting for but so far have be…

  • May 1, 2009

    Morning reading

    Looks like the stock market is set to tick higher this morning, following both Europe and Asia. We're waiting for manufacturing data from the…

  • Remember that $4 billion of OUR MONEY the Bush Administration lent to Chrysler last year to keep it out of bankruptcy? Well, here's what we can…

  • Fans of Woody Guthrie will doubtless be familiar with his classic, The Jolly Banker, which lampooned lenders more than 70 years ago. His words seem…

  • Marketplace Morning Report producer Rod Abid was searching for Web for information on the Committee of Chrysler Non-Tarp Lenders today. Here's what…

  • May 1, 2009

    Flighty

    The Seattle PI reports Boeing's Vice President of Flight Test Operations Barbara Cosgrove began a presentation yesterday with this slide:…