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Saturday, November 28, 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.

Why being a shopaholic isn't so bad

Lee Eisenberg, author of the book "Shoptimism: Why the American Consumer Will Keep on Buying No Matter What," talks with Tess Vigeland about how shopping can actually provide meaning in our lives. More»

Home-selling's short sale headaches

In effort to avoid foreclosure and preserve their credit rating, some are willing to sell their homes for less than they owe on the mortgage. More»
Need work? Trying making your own.

How do you find a job in today's economy when most companies aren't hiring and few jobs are being created? Commentator Charles Handy gives us his take. More»

It’s hard to be optimistic, considering the country’s economic plight. But Americans are, by nature, optimistic people. At no time is that more evident than the day before Thanksgiving when the unemployment rate is plus 10%.

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Nov 25, 2009 11:30 AM PT — Scott Jagow
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Turkey stuff

If you watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, one thing you will not see is an ad in which a little girl talks about burnt feathers and turkey poop.

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Nov 25, 2009 9:40 AM PT — Scott Jagow
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Taxing the Street

Perhaps you heard on the Marketplace Morning report this proposal to tax Wall Street transactions. The revenues would go toward deficit reduction and job creation on Main Street. I understand the motivation behind this, but there’s a pretty good case against it.

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Nov 25, 2009 8:42 AM PT — Scott Jagow
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Morning Reading

Good morning. Here’s what has caught my eye so far today:

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Nov 25, 2009 6:16 AM PT — Scott Jagow
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The death of checks

It’s coming at some point. The checkbook will be tossed onto the dustbin of history, as debit cards and who knows what else take over. The question is — will the check be allowed to gradually disappear or will it be murdered? British banks want to kill it ASAP.

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Nov 24, 2009 12:14 PM PT — Scott Jagow
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Defaulting? Throw a party

A jaw-dropping statistic out today: 1 in 4 homeowners now owes more on their mortgage than the house is worth. Being under water on a home must be some kind of awful. Or is it? We have a good case study to discuss.

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