Marketplace Scratch Pad

Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. Here a a few items to get the week started, including both sinners and SAINTS:...

This week, Citigroup added one more blog to the universe. It includes video interviews with Citi executives in charge of things like risk,...

The consensus over January's employment report seems to be "cautious optimism." It's "a cause for hope, but not celebration" is how the president...

Both the House and the Senate have passed new "pay as you go" rules. PAYGO requires any new spending measures to be offset by cuts elsewhere or by...

Happy Friday. This morning, the latest job numbers are out. Plus, the mystery men of the financial crisis and debating the ruling on campaign ads...

There were two food and beverage innovations announced today that are supposed to spread joy across the world. One of them might prevent drunk...

The housing market has an enormous elephant in the room, and no one seems to be able to move it. If homeowners start walking away from their...

Do not be fooled, my friend. That is not a fiscal conservative you see below. I know it looks just like one. But it's not. It's a man dressed...

Good morning. Just a few items to start the day, including -- how financial innovation causes bubbles, more on Toyota and some great iPad comedy....

Take this post with a grain of salt. I won't be the one to suggest the US government is trying to "sweep the leg" out from under Toyota. But what...