Scott Jagow

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Subprime student loans, take 2

Nov 4, 2009
Part two of our series on for-profit universities airs tonight. Based on the reaction to the first piece, I'd say this is a hot topic....

Slots or taxes?

Nov 4, 2009
Apparently weary from the recession, the people of Ohio have changed their minds about slot machines. After rejecting casinos four times in the...

Bubbliciousness

Nov 4, 2009
With the Federal Reserve meeting today and Congress poised to extend the home buyer's tax credit, many forms of the word "bubble" were tossed about...

Poor Charlotte

Nov 3, 2009
Bank of America has reportedly expanded its CEO search to include executives who would rather live in New York City than Charlotte, NC. It could...

Subprime student loans?

Nov 3, 2009
Make sure you catch Marketplace tonight. We're airing the first of two stories on for-profit colleges like the University of Phoenix. These...

Buffett's new train set

Nov 3, 2009
Warren Buffett just turned 79, but to quote a great line from the Washington Post, he invests "like an 8-year-old boy in the 1950's." Coca-Cola,...

You be a good boy, Johnny

Nov 3, 2009
The US isn't the only government that continues to shovel money into banks. Today, Britain agreed to infuse two of its financial institutions with...

Some props to Ford

Nov 2, 2009
Ford Motor Company deserves a little blog time today. Ford surprised just about everyone with a third quarter profit of a billion dollars. Most...