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Paddy Hirsch

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

Latest from Paddy Hirsch

  • Nov 6, 2009

    Morning reading

    Scott Jagow is out today – he'll be back Monday….

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  • Oct 22, 2009

    Hospital pass

    There's a lot of debate about how much a swine flu epidemic might cost. The UK is estimating anything from two to seven million quid if there's a…

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  • Reuters took this photo of a deserted Oklahoma City Mall that is now owned by you, the humble taxpayer. Actually, the Fed owns it, thanks to the…

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  • Oct 21, 2009

    Filling in

    Atchoo…

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  • Whiteboard Derivatives
    Marketplace

    Credit default swaps? They're complicated — and scary! The receipt you get when you pre-order your Thanksgiving turkey? Not so much. But they have a lot in common: They're both derivatives. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains.

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  • Paddy Hirsch explains high-frequency trading on his whiteboard
    Marketplace

    High-frequency trading is creating a ruckus on Wall Street. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains what high-frequency trading is and why some people are up in arms about it.

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  • Aug 8, 2009

    Hey, cupcake

    Actress Aisha Tyler (24, CSI, Friends etc., etc.) joined us at the Marketplace Whiteboard yesterday. She came by because she wanted to discuss a…

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  • Aug 8, 2009

    It’s a mystery

    What does it mean? What's 8 11? Is that a date? Is that supposed to be 23 or 230? Is that an electrical socket or a smiley face? Or both? It's G…

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  • Our weekly podcast, After the Bell, is now available. Bob Moon's been looking back at this week's news, and he has the feeling that the government…

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  • Felix Salmon has a new rallying cry: three cheers for short-sellers. He argues that short sellers generally protect investors. No doubt Felix's …

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