Scott Jagow

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Calling Dr. Doom

Nov 19, 2009
Thanks for your feedback on topics you'd like to know more about. I'll try to get to as many of them as possible. Today, I'll address Scratch Pad...

Regulation pleas(e)

Nov 19, 2009
Perhaps there's hope for meaningful financial regulation after all. A couple of interesting quotes have me thinking that way today....

Morning Reading

Nov 19, 2009
Good morning. To start the day, how 'bout a stiff drink of Scotch? It's only been sitting on ice for 100 years:...

What's on your mind?

Nov 18, 2009
It's been a pretty slow week for news, so it might be a good time to turn the floor over to you. Do you have any burning questions you'd like to...

Fear and greed

Nov 18, 2009
A year ago, Warren Buffett wrote this: "A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful...

Work's a bummer

Nov 18, 2009
This may come as no surprise, but workplace morale is low. While grateful to have a job, many employees are dispirited by their bigger workloads,...

Morning Reading

Nov 18, 2009
Good morning. A nice assortment of subjects to start the day, from brown-nosers to "cash for caulkers":...

Guess who?

Nov 17, 2009
A large company and a billionaire investor are reportedly launching an initiative to help small businesses across the country. I'll give you one...

Dome sells for less than a home

Nov 17, 2009
If you don't think commercial real estate is tanking, check out this deal: 127 acres containing an 80,000-seat stadium that cost $55 million to...

Job bennies: A bad drug?

Nov 17, 2009
Congress recently extended unemployment benefits again. 28 states are now giving out 79 weeks of jobless insurance. The first extension came with...