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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Economy

The state’s budget deficit

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 24, 2008, 10:59 AM Nov 24, 2008

One budget expert’s solution to a looming $4 billion budget deficit.

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The Citi deal

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 24, 2008, 9:49 AM Nov 24, 2008
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The government is back to buying up bad mortgages.

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Wait a minute!

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 23, 2008, 10:08 AM Nov 23, 2008

Three different perspectives on the economy that gives one pause.

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The Big Three (or Two, or One)

Than Tibbetts November 18, 2008, 9:27 AM Nov 18, 2008
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What happens to American automakers now that Detroit has become a dirty word?

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On Spam

Than Tibbetts November 17, 2008, 12:03 PM Nov 17, 2008
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Miserable months mean more money for the much-maligned ‘meat.’

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Let’s bail!

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2008, 2:13 PM Nov 14, 2008
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First the financial institutions. Then the auto industry. Who’s next in line for a government bailout?

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Piling on

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 12, 2008, 5:10 PM Nov 12, 2008
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Is there a visual way to tell the economic story without stock exchange workers with headaches?

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About that bailout

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 12, 2008, 11:06 AM Nov 12, 2008
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Few of the publicly promised elements of the financial bailout remain.

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The definition of pain

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 11, 2008, 7:25 AM Nov 11, 2008
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Americans are feeling the pinch from the housing crisis, but a story out today makes it sound nearly trivial.

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Twin Cities holiday season forecast

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 10, 2008, 10:21 AM Nov 10, 2008

A survey says Twin Cities shoppers plan to spend the same amount of money on gifts this year, and relatively few are worried about losing their jobs.

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Unemployment by the numbers

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2008, 8:03 AM Nov 7, 2008
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The number of job losses in the last year equals the total number of people who voted in the Senate race here on Tuesday.

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Dire straits

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 3, 2008, 5:43 PM Nov 3, 2008
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In the past, perhaps, the auto industry could pull the economy out of a slump. Those days are gone.

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Like old times

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 3:00 PM Oct 28, 2008
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Wall Street had a good day. That qualifies as news these days.

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Economic ripples

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 12:15 PM Oct 28, 2008
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The sour economy hits Minnesota

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Target a target?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 8:23 AM Oct 28, 2008

A press release from a hedge fund owner has ignited some debate over the future of Minneapolis-based Target Corp.

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