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Poor Charlotte
by
Scott Jagow
Nov 3, 2009
Bank of America has reportedly expanded its CEO search to include executives who would rather live in New York City than Charlotte, NC. It could...
Subprime student loans?
by
Scott Jagow
Nov 3, 2009
Make sure you catch Marketplace tonight. We're airing the first of two stories on for-profit colleges like the University of Phoenix. These...
Buffett's new train set
by
Scott Jagow
Nov 3, 2009
Warren Buffett just turned 79, but to quote a great line from the Washington Post, he invests "like an 8-year-old boy in the 1950's." Coca-Cola,...
You be a good boy, Johnny
by
Scott Jagow
Nov 3, 2009
The US isn't the only government that continues to shovel money into banks. Today, Britain agreed to infuse two of its financial institutions with...
Some props to Ford
by
Scott Jagow
Nov 2, 2009
Ford Motor Company deserves a little blog time today. Ford surprised just about everyone with a third quarter profit of a billion dollars. Most...
Cleaning the office coffee pots
by
Scott Jagow
Nov 2, 2009
Are you being asked to do more with less? Is your department stretched so thin, your workday now includes duties beneath your accomplished resume?...
For public good, not for profit.
Bank failures are piling up
by
Scott Jagow
Nov 2, 2009
I'm guessing the FDIC has told its employees what they'll be doing on Friday nights for a long time to come. So far this year, the government has...
How Goldman beat the housing market
by
Scott Jagow
Nov 2, 2009
One question that keeps sticking around: How did Goldman Sachs manage to get out of the building before it burned down? One answer -- it sneaked...
Morning Reading
by
Scott Jagow
Nov 2, 2009
Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. A few things to get the week rolling:...