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Dome sells for less than a home

Nov 17, 2009
If you don't think commercial real estate is tanking, check out this deal: 127 acres containing an 80,000-seat stadium that cost $55 million to...

Job bennies: A bad drug?

Nov 17, 2009
Congress recently extended unemployment benefits again. 28 states are now giving out 79 weeks of jobless insurance. The first extension came with...

Morning Reading

Nov 17, 2009
Good morning. To start the day -- a stimulus success, clunkers, turkeys, reversals, firsts and questions:...

The climate in Jeopardy

Nov 16, 2009
I'll take The Climate Race for $200, Alex. Alright, here's the clue: I'm the country that now leads the world in exporting green technology. Oh,...

Showdown at the Dollar Corral

Nov 16, 2009
The US and China are walking off their paces in a standoff over the dollar. Can you seen the tumbleweed rolling by? The Federal Reserve chairman...

GM has something to prove

Nov 16, 2009
Thought you might like an update on how your investment in GM is faring. Today, GM said it generated more than $3 billion in cash last quarter,...

Morning Reading

Nov 16, 2009
Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. President Obama's in China, so we'll begin with that:...

For public good, not for profit.

Dollar dollar bill, y'all

Nov 13, 2009
My weekly podcast, After the Bell, is now available. This week's menu includes more context on the stock market and the value of the dollar, plus...

Sex and drugs

Nov 13, 2009
They say too often, men think with their you-know-whats. Conversely, the key to a woman's sex drive might be through her brain. A German drug...

Big Time

Nov 13, 2009
In a Washington Post editorial today, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says any bank, regardless of size, should be allowed to fail. But he argues...