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  • Jun 1, 2007

    Good jobs report

    The jobs report came in better than expected. Payrolls increased by 157,000, and the jobless rate stayed at 4.5%. Government staticticians also…

  • Not everyone is going to agree with me, but leveraged buyouts (LBOs) in the 1980s were mostly a positive influence on Corporate America. Yes, many…

  • A good commentary on immigration by Michael Mandel at Business Week….

  • May 26, 2007

    Jeremy Grantham

    Jeremy Grantham is a legendary value investor. He's also the founder and chairman of GMO, a Boston-based global investment-management firm with …

  • We warned that this might happen on Marketplace Money, but I am still stunned….

  • May 26, 2007

    Ethanol bubble?

    It has been a busy week, so I'm just catching up on some reading I had put aside. The Star Tribune last Sunday had a good story on ethanol: "Will…

  • Okay, Warren Buffett doesn't need any financial advice from me. But it's free, so here goes….

  • In the history of business, B. C. stands for Before Chandler. The Harvard Business School professor transformed the study of Big Business in…

  • More evidence that inflation isn't a concern, no matter what the Fed says. Today's inflation report has core consumer prices up 2.3% in the 12…

  • May 11, 2007

    Charley Munger

    Charlie Munger is Warren Buffet's long-time investment partner at Berkshire Hathway. He's less well-known than Buffet. But he too is a genius at…

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