Dodd's Radical Plan: One Agency To Rule Them All
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Should bank regulation be managed by a single agency rather than several, as Dodd's legislation proposes?
A New York Times interactive linking unemployment to demographics has bloggers wide-eyed
Vanity Fair's silver-tongued literato stands up for his portfolio
Two managers of funds heavily invested in toxic securities walk free, making prosecutors the target of populist ire
Three months in, Robert Benmosche threatens to resign over pay caps
International investors got bitten by the gold bug, driving prices above a record $1100 per ounce
One-time enemies Charles Gasparino and Matt Taibbi can agree on this much
An upscale manufacturer recalls 1 million strollers
The UK chocolate maker calls the $16.4 billion hostile takeover bid "derisory." Here's why pundits think it will give in
Unemployment hit 10.2%. Are we officially in deep trouble?
Money bags, "Octopussy," and bitten microchips delight business pundits
Some call the popular $8,000 tax credit a handout to the mortgage and real estate industries
Fourteen people will be charged in connection with a $20 million corruption ring. Two fund managers assess their industry.
Economists read the tea leaves on the Fed's announcement
Finance writers discuss the impact of Britain's bold new plan
Why the Omaha Oracle just spent $34 billion on a rail company
Lawmakers are worried about certain aspects of the Geithner proposal to regulate risk
Bloggers giggle at Wal-Mart's decision to sell discount caskets
A Massachusetts project is ground zero for the wind farm debate
Responses are more measured than shrill to a McClatchy report on Goldman Sachs' dodgy bets
The automaker raked in nearly $1 billion in profits. How?
Tallying the scoreboard after the fifth biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history
Financial experts bemoan Barney Frank's new bill
The report card on how much stimulus spending created local jobs is already drawing fire
Why GDP went up and how to make employment follow
GDP grew 3.5% last quarter, technically ending the recession. So why are pundits still worried?
The flight of the world's largest chain restaurant from the Arctic nation has pundits debating war and finance
Econobloggers puzzle over the effects of a widening gap between the rich and poor
Newspaper circulation is down 10.6% in America, but it's not the death of the industry
Bloggers debate a Rep. Barney Frank initiative for government control of over-large banks
Pundits wonder whether low prices will hurt the book industry
Steven Rattner tries to justify the bailout of GM and Chrysler
Another fight breaks out between Felix Salmon CNBC's Charlie Gasparino
The White House "pay czar," the Fed, and the Supreme Court are all getting involved in the finance world's compensation battles
The White House will drastically cut pay for bailed out companies, but will it do any good?
A report critical of the bailout's handling has bloggers riled up
The days of generational brand loyalty to American cars are over
The former Treasury secretary's meeting with Goldman Sachs in Moscow may have broken the law
3 reasons why the Raj Rajaratnam arrest could keep hedge-fund managers awake at night
Finance guru James Altucher ponders the benefits to condoning the shady practice
Your pocket guide to Andrew Ross Sorkin's new tome on the unseen wheeling and dealing behind the financial sector bailout
The White House boasts that the Recovery Act saved 250,000 education jobs across the country. Does it matter?
Officials are taking a harder line against bonuses and financial lobbyists, and some pundits think they might be serious
Raj Rajaratnam is arrested for trading on insider information, spurring speculation about further busts
Alternet's Scott Thill wants you to spit out that celebratory champagne for the Dow 10,000
The feds tell Bank of America chief Ken Lewis to forfeit his $1.5M salary
With taxpayer help, Goldman posts sky-high profits and bonuses, and bloggers let loose the vitriol
Economic analysts are alarmed as foreclosures hit an all-time high and reach the middle class
A business writer suggests that states should think of themselves as brands
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