Scott Jagow

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Death and taxes

Dec 30, 2009
The estate tax expires at midnight tomorrow night, and according to the Wall Street Journal, some wealthy people on death's doorstep are trying to...

Morning Reading

Dec 30, 2009
Good morning. Looks like GMAC will get more capital from the Treasury. That and more to start the day:...

Lessons for the New Year

Dec 29, 2009
I'm sitting here in a thinker's pose, wondering what it is that I learned in 2009. Or what lessons should I have learned? I'd love your help on...

D'oh! Fox vs Time Warner

Dec 29, 2009
Homer Simpson: "Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals...except the weasel." How will you weasel...

Morning Reading

Dec 29, 2009
Good morning. Some good stuff today, including little green men and some great quotes from Texas. But let's start with a follow up to one of...

Hidden perks

Dec 28, 2009
It's amazing the things you can find in SEC filings. One website exists solely for this purpose -- Footnoted.org. Tonight on Marketplace, we'll...

The Colts blew it

Dec 28, 2009
I'm not an Indianapolis Colts fan, but if I was, I'd be banging on the doors to the team's front office today, demanding my money back. As a...

Someone please invent teleporting

Dec 28, 2009
The failed terrorist attack on a Christmas Day Northwest Airlines flight has prompted the TSA to roll out yet another set of security measures. ...

Morning Reading

Dec 28, 2009
Good morning. Hope you had an enjoyable weekend. Here are a few things to get the (last week of the year!) started:...

Let's go a caroling

Dec 24, 2009
What would the holidays be without rewritten versions of Christmas classics? And so, I'll leave you to your holiday festivities with some of my...