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Okay, I'm convinced. I've signed up for Twitter. You can access my profile and start following me at http://twitter.com/scottjagow . I'm...

It'll be fascinating to see where this Best Picture Oscar takes Mumbai -- India's largest city and financial capital. At the very least, the...

Speaking of catharsis, I discovered this little gem of a web site today, thanks to a tip from Marketplace Money producer Eve Troeh. It calls...

One reason I think the housing bailout is raising so much ire is that it pits Americans against each other. A family on one side of the street...

I moderated a panel last fall about the financial crisis, and one comment that stood out to me was that commercial real estate would be the big...

One of my friends from the Buffalo, NY area sent me a petition to sign this morning. It's a request that the ABC show Extreme Makeover Home...

Cities and states are desperate for revenue, and I think they're starting to crack. Georgia's having a debate about whether to begin selling booze...

Remember the Saturday Night Live sketch with Will Farrell and Christopher Walken? Walken plays a famous record producer, and he keeps telling band...

Countrywide's reputation is in the toilet, so Bank of America is flushing that name forever. The company will now be called Bank of America Home...

The board of car company Saab is reportedly meeting right now to go over the details of reorganizing. This move is short of bankruptcy but would...