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Good morning. Finally, a jobs report we can call encouraging. After months and months of substantial losses, the job market flattened out in...

You've probably seen that Bank of America plans to return the $45 billion it got from the taxpayers. That's pretty amazing considering where B of...

It was a vivid power struggle at Ben Bernanke's Senate renomination hearing today. Bernanke resisted calls to audit the Federal Reserve or cut...

This is kind of a follow-up to the discussion yesterday about online news content. In the search for an effective strategy, The Dallas Morning...

Today, the White House focuses on the country's unemployment rate with a jobs summit designed to generate solutions. Newt Gingrich is offering his...

Good morning. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke faces a Senate confirmation hearing today. Let's start with that:...

The Federal Reserve gave its latest take on the economy today, with the release of the "beige book." I'd say beige is an appropriate color for...

If we reach the point where the dollar isn't worth the paper it's printed on, perhaps the answer will be -- Origami. Might as well turn something...

Sir, in this post, I will be linking to a variety of source material, which I found through Google News. I'm not paying one red cent for it, and...

Good morning. Here are a few items to get the day rolling:...