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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Economy

The devil’s in the data

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 8, 2010, 2:40 PM Mar 8, 2010
1

A new Google visualization project reveals surprising results.

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Retirement is a moving target

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 6, 2010, 8:07 AM Mar 6, 2010
3

Many people need to delay retirement at a time when they’re being forced to retire early.

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Wells Fargo execs raked in cash in 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 11:13 AM Mar 4, 2010
1

The giant bank is paying its bosses more than any other U.S. big bank.

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Linking jobs with politicians

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2010, 11:39 AM Mar 3, 2010
3

Jobs data is often used in political debates. Should it be?

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The appliance rebate program postscript

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2010, 8:48 AM Mar 3, 2010
7

Now that it’s closed, will the appliance rebate program do what it was supposed to?

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Why aren’t people buying new homes?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 24, 2010, 11:24 AM Feb 24, 2010
5

Maybe economic reports are telling us we’ve learned to be happy with what we’ve got.

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Politics

Did the stimulus work?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 23, 2010, 12:55 PM Feb 23, 2010
4

When Democrats say the stimulus has worked, and Republicans say it hasn’t, both are just guessing.

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Fact Check: Why businesses leave Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 16, 2010, 10:53 AM Feb 16, 2010
19

Anecdotes of companies leaving Minnesota because of taxes aren’t always correct.

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Economy · Politics

Emotional barriers in U.S. history

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 8, 2010, 3:56 PM Feb 8, 2010
1

The Dow has closed below 10,000 for the first time in months. How does the first year of Obama stack up with his predecessors Wall Street-wise?

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Happy days aren’t here again

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2010, 3:58 PM Feb 4, 2010
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A sour stock market reaffirms the reality that the economy is still getting worse.

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A second take on a government bailout

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 11, 2010, 1:42 PM Jan 11, 2010

The opening of the Detroit Auto Show put some members of the Tea Party in a bad spot today.

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Bill George: Obama has ‘wasted’ the financial crisis

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 6, 2010, 11:01 AM Jan 6, 2010
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The former Medtronics CEO says the U.S. has trained ‘a whole generation of leaders’ to put themselves first.

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Financial Whack-A-Mole

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 3, 2010, 9:11 AM Jan 3, 2010
5

Banks have figured out how to charge you more, to offset restrictions on charging you more.

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Thoughts of home prices rebound were premature

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 29, 2009, 9:46 AM Dec 29, 2009
1

Minneapolis home resale prices increased slightly in October, but home prices generally are flat.

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Unemployment numbers: Who are these people?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 17, 2009, 11:30 AM Dec 17, 2009
4

The unemployment story falls short of ‘glass-half-full’ status once you look beyond the headline.

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