Paddy Hirsch is a former Contributing Editor at Marketplace and the creator and former host of the Marketplace Whiteboard.
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Ben and Jerry's lent its impeccable liberal credentials to the Occupy Wall Street protests today. Or its cows did, at least. The ice cream compan…
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Companies are hoarding cash — to cushion themselves if the economy worsens. But where do they keep all that money? Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains
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Five bucks a month. That's what you'll be paying for a Bank of America debit card starting next year.
It's something that all of us, even traders themselves, have suspected — traders are even more psycho than the average psycho!…
