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Happy Friday. The latest jobs report says the unemployment rate was unchanged last month at 9.7%. Another 36,000 jobs lost. More:...

Speaking of Too Big To Fail, there were some sparks at a congressional hearing today on that very subject. Plus, a thank you note from the CEO of...

HBO has been weighing several options for creating a film about the financial crisis. It appears HBO has settled on turning Andrew Ross Sorkin's...

I've been thinking about comments Elizabeth Warren made this week on how regulation always moves toward complexity and away from the simplicity...

Good morning. A few things to start the day, including Robber Barons, Toyota and Greece:...

Sure, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency is the subject of a great deal of debate this week. What I didn't expect is that it would become...

Today's report on mortgage rates shows them dropping below 5%. Normally, we'd be seeing a refinancing boom to go along with that. But in many...

Gun control advocates are getting nowhere with Starbucks. While some businesses have banned gun-toting patrons in response to groups testing their...

Good morning. A few things to interest or provoke you, from taxes to consumer protection to health care:...

It appears Senators are close to a deal on financial regulatory reform. But as I reported yesterday, this deal would put the Consumer Financial...