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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Economy

The half-empty economy

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 26, 2008, 9:07 AM Dec 26, 2008
7

If you listen to the news reports about holiday sales, you’d think the end is near. It’s always that way.

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The transit riddle

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2008, 3:17 PM Dec 22, 2008
15

More Twin Citians are riding public transit, getting squeezed in the pocketbook, and squished on the ride.

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Minnesota money

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2008, 2:44 PM Dec 22, 2008

Times may be bad, but it’s still not the Depression in Minnesota. We’re not printing our own scrip.

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The secret bank bailout

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2008, 8:46 AM Dec 22, 2008
5

A report says banks getting the bailout have given their execs huge bonuses.

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An industry’s death rattle

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 22, 2008, 8:26 AM Dec 22, 2008
5

Colorado newspaper workers aren’t going down without a fight, or with their dignity.

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Detroit myths

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 19, 2008, 4:07 PM Dec 19, 2008
8

Was the auto industry really out of touch with the consumer?

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MPR cuts

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 19, 2008, 3:31 PM Dec 19, 2008
10

More media cutbacks in a declining economy.

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The auto bailout

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 19, 2008, 8:00 AM Dec 19, 2008
10

The White House caves in on bailing out auto companies. What do you think?

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Changes at Cirrus

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 18, 2008, 8:54 PM Dec 18, 2008

One of the founders of the Duluth aircraft makers has stepped down as CEO.

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Exports are one of few economic bright spots in Minn.

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 16, 2008, 10:37 AM Dec 16, 2008

Exports from Minnesota are on a pace to break a record.

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Can Best Buy survive?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 16, 2008, 8:20 AM Dec 16, 2008
5

It’s not enough to make a profit. You have to make a big profit.

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Where were the regulators?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 15, 2008, 3:43 PM Dec 15, 2008
1

If you’re making money with an investment, it’s a good idea to ask why.

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Cities wait for possible LGA cuts

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 15, 2008, 2:25 PM Dec 15, 2008

Many cities are not sweating the possibility of cuts in local aid in Minnesota. They don’t take it.

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Who needs the police?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 15, 2008, 1:47 PM Dec 15, 2008
2

Not the city of Cook, Minnesota.

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Ethanol subsidy may be a target

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2008, 12:18 PM Dec 10, 2008
16

If the state cuts ethanol producer payments as it did during the last budget crisis, it couldn’t come at a worse time for the industry.

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