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Sunday, November 22, 2009

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The Climate Race

Special Report: Businesses and governments around the world vie for profits in a low-carbon economy. Go.
Financial Futures

Special Report: Talking money with tykes, teens and tweens. Go.

Time for that health spending spree

With the end of the year fast-approaching, people want to make sure they've milked their health-care benefits for all they can, from spending what's left in FSA's to finally getting those annual physical exams. Joel Rose reports. More»

A new kind of marriage counseling

There's new hope for couples with marriage problems that stem from financial hardship. More»
A personal bailout party, L.A. style

Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch talks with Tess Vigeland about L.A.'s entertainment industry helping out a friend who has defaulted on her mortgage. More»

We’ve made the decision to end my weekly podcast, After the Bell. It was a difficult call, but like every company in this economy, we’re trying to make the best use of limited resources. This decision will allow me to devote more time to the Scratch Pad and make it the best it can be. We’ll still be brainstorming the creation of new podcasts, but for now, this my Brett Favre press conference saying that After the Bell is retired. Thank you for listening, and I hope you’ll continue to visit me here at the Scratch Pad. Your participation greatly enhances the discussion!

Nov 20, 2009 12:00 PM PT — Scott Jagow
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You can keep your guarantee

Let’s continue with the topics you’ve asked to hear more about. Steve asks: What’s the deal with banks opting out of the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program? Can you read anything into why a bank would opt out or stay in? Good question.

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Nov 20, 2009 11:07 AM PT — Scott Jagow
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Better than cranberry relish

I heard Susan Stamberg making her cranberry dish
Must mean Thanksgiving is drawing near—ish
But here’s a new Friday tradition with no berries in it
The week’s news in poetry… all in one minute!

Marketplace Minute With Bill Radke 11/20 from Marketplace on Vimeo.

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Nov 20, 2009 9:30 AM PT — Scott Jagow
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Morning Reading

Happy Friday. This morning: radical budget solutions, American blood in the water, and did Texas accidentally ban all marriages?

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Nov 20, 2009 5:50 AM PT — Scott Jagow
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What's with all the hostility?

Perhaps you’ve been hearing about Kraft’s hostile takeover bid for Cadbury or Barnes and Noble’s “poison pill” defense to ward off a hostile bid. Might be a good time to explain hostile takeovers and why we’re likely to see more of them.

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Nov 19, 2009 12:56 PM PT — Scott Jagow
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Calling Dr. Doom

Thanks for your feedback on topics you’d like to know more about. I’ll try to get to as many of them as possible. Today, I’ll address Scratch Pad reader Matt’s question: Is there another financial collapse coming down the pike?

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Nov 19, 2009 11:50 AM PT — Scott Jagow
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Videos: Dept. of Behavioral Economics

Bribing vs. signalling

Recession Rocks

Feel like grooving with the economic funk or head-banging to the financial rock 'n' roll? Plug in.

Videos: Small Town Hall

Do kids know what the recession is?

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Trading Floor

Question of the day:

What’s the business impact of the new mammogram guidelines?

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Fallout: America's Financial Crisis

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Hostile takeovers

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We all know what a takeover is. That's when one company agrees to be bought by another. But what happens when companies don't agree and the takeover goes hostile? Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains. Watch the video.