Marketplace Scratch Pad

There's no single thing grabbing my attention this afternoon. But there are some items I thought you might like to take a look at:...

A study out today suggests posting calorie information at fast food restaurants might not accomplish a damn thing....

There's a lot of buzz about a British newspaper story that says other countries are plotting against the US with a plan to trade oil in currencies...

Good morning. Today, why unemployment is higher than the numbers say. Casinos have decided to save their money. Predictions of a bloodbath in...

As you may know, TARP's"watchdog" Neil Barofsky made comments today about what happened a year ago. Barofsky says decision-makers bent the truth,...

I'm having a hard time understanding this one. The Federal Trade Commission has issued new guidelines that require bloggers to disclose when they...

Publisher Conde Nast announced today that it's closing four of its magazines. Perhaps there won't be much fuss over the demise of Modern Bride,...

Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. Today, taking on Krugman, jobs just sitting there, the debate over income inequality and a little...

My weekly podcast, After the Bell, is now available. I talk to our Washington correspondent Steve Henn about why companies are dropping out of the...

The unemployment numbers that came out today were pretty sobering. We now have 15 million people out of work, twice as many as when the recession...