Marketplace Scratch Pad

Good morning. A few items to get the day started:...

This seems like a cut and dried issue, but it must not be. The Supreme Court will hear a case that could determine whether employees have a right...

And you wonder why some people don't believe what they read about global warming or tune it out. The Canadian government is fuming after someone...

I just watched the president's press briefing about his meeting with the "fat cat bankers." To say that it was uninspiring would be a significant...

President Obama has invited a dozen bank executives to the White House today for a little chat. He intends to scold and implore them, but the...

Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. Some things to get the week started:...

These two banks are taking very different approaches to paying back TARP. Citi is desperate to get out. Wells is strolling along at its own sweet...

Do-dee-duh-doo-dah. Lots of data out today, and most of it is encouraging, although the jury's still out on retail. Looks like shoppers are...

I enjoy listening to people who think big, so the website Big Think is a regular stop. Their latest project is What Went Wrong. Over the next...

Happy Friday. Wall Street has its eye on a new market. Just take a guess......