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Big Three CEOs Flew Private Jets to Plead for Public Funds

The CEOs of the big three automakers flew to the nation's capital yesterday in private luxurious jets to make their case to Washington that the auto[...] read more »
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Seeing Our Future In The American Car

Up to this point in our history, when Americans imagined 'the future,' they thought about cars that could fly, a cognitive frame inherited from old[...] read more »
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The Perfect Storm: False Prophets and Bad Advice

October, 2008 was a terrible month. For the prior twelve months, an all stock portfolio racked up losses of more than 43%. read more »
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Hyperinflation forces Zimbabwe to print $200 million notes

Cash-strapped Zimbabwe revealed plans Saturday to circulate $200 million notes, just days after introducing a $100 million bill, Finance Minister Sam[...] read more »
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The Simple Arithmetic of Hank Paulson's Financial Disaster

Financial markets just gave Hank Paulson a vote of no confidence. Unfortunately, it's the rest of us who will pay the price. As Paulson made clear t[...] read more »
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The Next Great Depression Is Here... If We're Lucky

Don't panic — this is just a speed bump. You want to ride this one out. Think long-term. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Keep your money where it is[...] read more »
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Detroit's Day of Reckoning (with Thanks to David Halberstam)

Well, it looks like the jig is up, the party's over, the lights are out and Detroit has left the building.
And instead of a $25 or $50 billion go[...] read more »
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Rate cut hope lifts global shares

UK and other European shares have risen sharply in early trading, buoyed by growing expectations that central banks will cut interest rates further. read more »
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IMF and Ukraine agree to $16.5 billion loan

KIEV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and Ukraine said on Sunday they had reached an agreement in principle for a $16.5 billion[...] read more »
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Belarus tells IMF ready to liberalise economy

MINSK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Belarus is ready to liberalise its economic policies as it seeks a $2 billion cushion against the impact of the global fina[...] read more »
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Energy slows euro zone Sept PPI more than expected

BRUSSELS, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Falling costs of food and oil curbed euro zone producer prices more than expected in September, data showed on Tuesday, p[...] read more »
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Credit Cards In The World of Taxpayer-Owned Banks

Credit Cards in the world of taxpayer-owned banks
"meet the new boss. Same as the old boss." -The Who
The American people ponied up $700 bill[...] read more »
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$15 Million Price Tag Placed on Palin's Emails

When she ran for Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin campaigned on a promise of "open and transparent government." read more »
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Bank of England urged to cut interest rates by full point

Interest rates could be cut by a full percentage point today, as the Bank of England comes under pressure to halt Britain's slide into a deep recess[...] read more »
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Can a $100 billion stimulus save a $14 trillion economy?

WASHINGTON — Washington is poised during the next 90 days to approve spending perhaps $100 billion to jolt the ailing economy. read more »
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