Scott Jagow

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Cleaning the office coffee pots

Nov 2, 2009
Are you being asked to do more with less? Is your department stretched so thin, your workday now includes duties beneath your accomplished resume?...

Bank failures are piling up

Nov 2, 2009
I'm guessing the FDIC has told its employees what they'll be doing on Friday nights for a long time to come. So far this year, the government has...

How Goldman beat the housing market

Nov 2, 2009
One question that keeps sticking around: How did Goldman Sachs manage to get out of the building before it burned down? One answer -- it sneaked...

Morning Reading

Nov 2, 2009
Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. A few things to get the week rolling:...

The bottom of everything

Oct 30, 2009
My weekly podcast, After the Bell, is now available. Today, I talk to Henry Blodget of the Business Insider about the bad deal taxpayers are...

The race is on

Oct 30, 2009
This week, Marketplace is taking a special look at the issues surrounding climate change. Whatever your beliefs about that issue, I think you'll...

The new Treasury Secretary

Oct 30, 2009
No, Tim Geithner hasn't been replaced. He just seemed different this week, like maybe the guy testifying to Congress was an imposter wearing a Tim...

Oh, we may be weary

Oct 29, 2009
Still excited about health care reform? Anyone? Anyone? Today's unveiling of an $894 billion House bill that includes a public option was met...

Checking out at Wal-Mart

Oct 29, 2009
There are few, if any, boundaries on what Wal-Mart might offer its customers. The retailer has started selling caskets on its website. While some...