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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. 

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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

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  • 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:…

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  • Nardelli just told Maria Bartiromo on CNBC that he, too, believes Chrysler could be out of bankruptcy within three to six months….

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  • Tough luck if you're in danger of defaulting on your home loan. Senators rejected a bill today that would have allowed bankruptcy judges to cut…

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  • Apr 30, 2009

    Beep beep

    Congratulations on your new Chrysler!…

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  • Apr 30, 2009

    Unstoppable

    Here's how John Carney over at Clusterstock sees the Chrysler bankruptcy proceeding….

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  • The president will make an announcement about the auto sector, and Chrysler in particular, at noon. A Bloomberg report quoted an unnamed official…

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