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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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  • Apr 30, 2009

    Morning reading

    The news that Ken Lewis is out as Chairman of Bank of America has given the company's stock a lift in pre-market trading. Prepare to watch BAC take…

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  • Apr 30, 2009

    Ken canned

    Ken Lewis that is. The Charlotte Observer reports that Lewis is out as Chairman of the Bank of America board, and Walter Massey is in. Lewis will…

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  • President Obama will announce the bankruptcy of Chrysler Corp. tomorrow. This according to a variety of "sources said" stories circulating,…

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  • Apr 30, 2009

    Nearly there!

    Lewis Ranieri says we're within "shouting distance" of the bottom of the housing market….

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  • Apr 30, 2009

    Pass the salt

    The Fed apparently sees light at the end of the tunnel. That's the conclusion you'd draw from the headlines at least. Fed Sees Signs Recession…

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  • The voting over Ken Lewis' Chairmanship is done, but it's gone to a recount.

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  • The debate over haircuts for debtholders has finally gone mainstream, thanks to David Leonhart over at the New York Times….

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  • CNBC is still keeping an eye on America's favorite fraudster. Clusterstock wishes him Happy Birthday.

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  • If you've seen my Whiteboards, you'll know I'm a fan of anything that simplifies complex terms. I've been puzzling over the Obama administration's…

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  • Apr 29, 2009

    Hundred days

    A lot of bits and bytes being expended on the first hundred days of the Obama adminstration this week. The BBC has a nice slideshow, the LA Times…

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