Paddy Hirsch

Senior Editor, Marketplace

SHORT BIO

Paddy Hirsch is a former Contributing Editor at Marketplace and the creator and former host of the Marketplace Whiteboard. 

Latest Stories (452)

Do the AIG bonuses matter?

Mar 20, 2009
John Carney of Clusterstock thinks they do. He's talking with Kai Ryssdal today on Marketplace. They'll chat about AIG and some other things, but...

Bustin' out

Mar 20, 2009
Things are looking up for Blockbuster. Earlier this week, on the Marketplace Morning Report, we talked about how BBI is struggling with its debt...

From the New York Blotter

Mar 20, 2009
Paddy Hirsch here. Scott is out today and I'm doing my best to fill his shoes. My regular gig is editing Marketplace's New York Bureau, which means...

Turbotax

Mar 20, 2009
Congress' passage of the Bonus Tax Bill has incited as much blogging rage as the AIG bonuses did. OK, maybe not quite as much, but there are still...

What's in a name?

Mar 20, 2009
Back in July we had a good old fashioned run on a bank here in California, complete with lines of panicky depositors around the block. The bank?...

The Uptick Rule

Mar 12, 2009
Bankers have been debating bringing back the uptick rule for months, if not years. This week the debate made it to Capitol Hill. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch gives a quick and dirty explanation of what the uptick rule is, and why it could be reinstated to turn the American taxpayer into one of Citigroup's biggest stockholders. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains.
Whiteboard Uptick rule
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Tangible Common Equity, or TCE

Mar 3, 2009
Tangible Common Equity used to be an obscure and rarely-used accounting term. Today it's one of the main motivators behind the government's decision to turn the American taxpayer into one of Citigroup's biggest stockholders. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains.
Whiteboard Tangible common equity
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Cramdowns

Feb 18, 2009
A debate is raging in Washington, D.C., about how to deal with America's foreclosure problem. One proposal is to restructure the loans using a tool usually seen in bankruptcy courts: The "cramdown." Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains.
Whiteboard Cramdowns
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Write-downs

Feb 10, 2009
As markets have deteriorated, "write-downs" have figured prominently in more and more corporate reports. What are write-downs all about? Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains.
Whiteboard Wriite-downs
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Mark to market

Jan 30, 2009
There's a debate in financial circles over whether banks are unfairly penalized by the requirement that they "mark to market" their holdings. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains what that term means.
Whiteboard Mark to market
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