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Scott Jagow

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  • Mar 15, 2010

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. To start the week, an interview with Michael Lewis about his fascinating new book. Might AIG actually…

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  • The financial world is abuzz over the new 2,200-page report on the collapse of Lehman Brothers. It is a searingly thorough investigation, the kind…

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  • Mar 12, 2010

    Debt destruction

    A new Federal Reserve report says total US household debt fell in 2009, the first drop since records began in 1945. But before anybody gets too…

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  • Mar 12, 2010

    Morning Reading

    Happy Friday. This morning, go inside the purchase of a toxic asset, why Wall Street hates Elizabeth Warren and a coroner's report on Lehman…

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  • Is it possible the airline travel experience could get worse? If you believe the threats some airlines are making, the answer could be yes….

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  • A new report says the bailout of GMAC was wrong on so many levels, it's hard to know where to begin. But for future reference, it's important to…

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  • Mar 11, 2010

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Some of the things I've seen so far — Hollywood's about to get into the derivatives game, the GMAC bailout is looking like a…

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  • Mar 11, 2010

    Shiny happy news

    Alright, enough with the depressing stories about the unemployment rate, runaway Toyotas, the banks and the record budget deficit. Let's hear some…

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  • Today, a coalition of governors and state school superintendents proposed a new set of learning standards that would apply to schoolchildren…

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  • Bank of America's decision to get rid of overdraft fees on debit purchases sounds like a win for customers based on a rare commodity in the…

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