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The Breakdown: Economy
San Francisco tops trick-or-treat rankings
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 21, 2011
Zillow has released its list of the top 20 trick-or-treat destinations in the US.
Top of the charts: San Francisco. The city scored highest on w...
Few women make Fortune's 'hottest' list
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 20, 2011
"They're the hottest young stars in business across the globe," Fortune Magazine says, but only six of them are women.
Of Fortune's 40 Under 40,...
DeLorean Motors aims for electrifying comeback
by
Paddy Hirsch
Oct 19, 2011
I grew up with DeLorean. Literally. Not just because I saw "Back to the Future" numerous times, but I also lived around the corner from the DeLor...
What a crock: Low expectations hammer Crocs, Inc.
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 18, 2011
Crocs Inc., purveyors of rubbery footwear, fell off a cliff this morning. The company's stock dropped 35 percent after it told investors that it expects poor sales and falling profits because of the economic slowdown.
Happy bday #OWS: protest is one month old today
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 17, 2011
Occupy Wall Street from David Sauvage on Vimeo.
The Occupy Wall Street protests celebrate their one-month anniversary today, with the news that ...
Jill Schlesinger: Retail therapy? Americans spend more but feel worse
Oct 14, 2011
My first boss once said to me: "Watch what they do and ignore what they say." He was referring to consumers, who despite telling pollsters that t...
Tan tax tanks. Feds fail to collect on salons
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 13, 2011
One of the most widely-reported parts of "Obamacare" was the 10 percent tax on tanning salons that was added to the bill. The tax was intended to...
For public good, not for profit.
Harrisburg implodes -- what other municipalities are in danger?
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 12, 2011
When I was a lad I decorated my room with a poster of a nuclear mushroom cloud, with "Harrisburg is Everywhere" written in big letters across the...
Dollar store sells for big bucks
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 11, 2011
Discount and dollar stores have become so popular with shoppers that big-time investors -- who would have turned up their noses a few years ago -...
Get on the bus with Kai Ryssdal
Oct 10, 2011
The Breakdown: What's working in the job market from Marketplace on Vimeo.
Last week Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal and a small team rode the bus ...