Scott Jagow

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Morning Reading

Dec 4, 2009
Good morning. Finally, a jobs report we can call encouraging. After months and months of substantial losses, the job market flattened out in...

Bank of America's claws

Dec 3, 2009
You've probably seen that Bank of America plans to return the $45 billion it got from the taxpayers. That's pretty amazing considering where B of...

Congress tussles with the Fed chairman

Dec 3, 2009
It was a vivid power struggle at Ben Bernanke's Senate renomination hearing today. Bernanke resisted calls to audit the Federal Reserve or cut...

News and sales get together

Dec 3, 2009
This is kind of a follow-up to the discussion yesterday about online news content. In the search for an effective strategy, The Dallas Morning...

What to do about jobs

Dec 3, 2009
Today, the White House focuses on the country's unemployment rate with a jobs summit designed to generate solutions. Newt Gingrich is offering his...

Morning Reading

Dec 3, 2009
Good morning. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke faces a Senate confirmation hearing today. Let's start with that:...

It's basically somewhat generally better

Dec 2, 2009
The Federal Reserve gave its latest take on the economy today, with the release of the "beige book." I'd say beige is an appropriate color for...

The dollar as art

Dec 2, 2009
If we reach the point where the dollar isn't worth the paper it's printed on, perhaps the answer will be -- Origami. Might as well turn something...

Dear Rupert Murdoch,

Dec 2, 2009
Sir, in this post, I will be linking to a variety of source material, which I found through Google News. I'm not paying one red cent for it, and...