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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Economy

The “D” word

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 8, 2008, 6:23 PM Oct 8, 2008

Maybe everyone should calm down by sitting for a chat with Elizabeth Schaefer.

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Weathering the storm

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 8, 2008, 10:52 AM Oct 8, 2008
2

Questions and answers for budgeting in a collapsing economy.

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Tough times for coffee

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 7, 2008, 3:35 PM Oct 7, 2008
2

Is the bloom off the coffee-shop rose?

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When Main St. melts down: Nonprofits are worried

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 6, 2008, 2:20 PM Oct 6, 2008
1

Some of Minnesota’s most humanitarian agencies may be the first to feel the impact of the financial crisis

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We’re melting!

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 6, 2008, 9:50 AM Oct 6, 2008
6

Any notion that the big bailout bill would bring confidence to the markets and stabilize the financial meltdown in the U.S. disappeared today in early trading on Wall Street.

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On trust

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 2, 2008, 1:04 PM Oct 2, 2008
3

The language of the bailout has changed. Listen carefully and these are the words you hear now: trust, confidence, fear.

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Required reading on the bailout

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 1, 2008, 7:45 AM Oct 1, 2008
9

After a week, clear analysis of the bailout emerges.

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Bungee investing

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 30, 2008, 6:23 PM Sep 30, 2008
3

Big one-day swings in the stock market, are usually followed by big swings in the other direction.

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Is student debt a coming economic crisis?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 30, 2008, 2:59 PM Sep 30, 2008
2

The credit crunch, higher tuition, and poor job prospects are conspiring against college seniors.

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The gas tax

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 30, 2008, 1:23 PM Sep 30, 2008
4

Gasoline prices have jumped so much, that the cost of the the gas tax seems like small potatoes.

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What to expect from economic apocalypse

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 30, 2008, 11:21 AM Sep 30, 2008
22

How would life be different if we all paid in cash?

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Petters and Fingerhut

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2008, 5:11 PM Sep 26, 2008
1

The controlling investors in Fingerhut is the venture capital firm founded by Mitt Romney.

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More questions about the economy

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2008, 8:32 AM Sep 26, 2008
5

… and a few answers.

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The things that keep you up at night

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2008, 7:17 AM Sep 26, 2008
3

Waking up to more sobering news.

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Boom states vs. bust states

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 25, 2008, 10:44 AM Sep 25, 2008
2

Some states, including a few not far from here, are at full employment.

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