Bob CollinsThe economist was memorable for one of the best economics lessons ever for someone trying to understand what makes recessions worse: emotion.
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Reports of a housing rebound have been greatly exaggerated
David Cazares
A recent Labor Department report found that older people who lose their jobs take longer to find work, and that more than 2 million people without work are over 50, according to Midmorning. The first hour of the show featured a discussion about the challenges facing educated, experienced workers looking for a jobs. It was Read more →
Fargo’s odor problem
Nate Minor
In case you missed Midmorning’s financial educator Ruth Hadyen on the radio today, here is some of the advice she offered to listeners: 1) What’s considered a good credit score is creeping up. The high-600s used to be considered good, but now you need to be in the 720-760 range. 2) The two most important Read more →
For every sign that the recovery is in trouble, there seems to be one showing there’s not.
The holiday season is over-the-top season for jewelry store advertising. There’s still a lot of the holiday season left to go, but a Superior, Wisconsin jeweler has already won this year’s award for most-memorable TV commercial.
Gas mileage hasn’t been a big concern for a few years now, but from the indications on the signpost today, that’s about to change.
Whatever recovery was underway in home market values has collapsed in the Minneapolis area.
We understand the way evolution has made shopping after Thanksgiving instinctive, but we haven’t seen anything this year in the ‘I’ve gotta have it’ category that makes getting up early worth it.
St. Paulites and Duluthians, what draws you to the city and makes you want to call it home?