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ECONOMY

• Obama's economy boost - just don't call it stimulus
• Friday, September 3, 2010, 09:57 PM
• President Obama is pledging to propose a new package of job-boosting ideas next week -- just don't call it stimulus.

• Where the jobs are now, and where they'll be next
• Friday, September 3, 2010, 07:07 PM
• U.S. companies modestly added jobs in August, easing concerns that the nation might slip back into a recession. The latest jobs report released by the Labor Department today is better than expected. Employment in the private sector rose by 67,000 payrolls, after a revised 107,000 increase in July that was more than originally estimated. The report immediately sent stocks rallying, despite the fact that overall employment dropped and the unemployment rate climbed to 9.6% from 9.5%, as more people actively searched for jobs.

• Signs of life in the job market
• Friday, September 3, 2010, 04:08 PM
• Businesses are hiring, but not enough to make up for the massive losses of temporary government jobs.

• Should US government debt be rated junk?
• Friday, September 3, 2010, 01:01 PM
• A few weeks ago, Hedgeye, the investment research firm where I'm a managing director, hosted a conference call for our subscribers that posed the question, "Should U.S. Government Debt Be Rated Junk Status?" Given that debt issued by the U.S. government continues to trade at almost all-time lows in yield, this is a contrarian call to say the least.

• How trader Dick morphed into banker CEO Dick Fuld
• Thursday, September 2, 2010, 03:55 PM
• The rumors persisted of Lehman Brothers' being taken over again, and it was against such a background that Dick devised his pièce de résistance.

• Will small stocks ever slow down?
• Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 04:59 PM
• When it comes to investing in small companies, there are usually a couple of things you can be sure of.

• The lowdown on 'high quality' stocks
• Monday, August 16, 2010, 03:41 PM
• The advice is so common that it's almost a cliché: If you want to play it safe in this scary market, stick with "high quality" stocks.

• A fund with big bets on banks
• Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 01:17 PM
• Manager Brian Rogers's knack for spotting promising but beaten-down stocks has helped T. Rowe Price Equity Income outpace more than 75% of its peers over the past 10 and 15 years. And since the March 2009 market lows, this $17.6 billion portfolio has soared 80%, vs. 56% for the S&P 500 index.

• Why you can't forget inflation
• Thursday, June 24, 2010, 07:58 PM
• Now that Europe's financial markets have hit a giant speed bump, raising fears that the U.S. recovery could also stall, inflation probably isn't something you're worried about today. But when it comes to the threat of rising prices, there are a couple of things you should know.

• Money makeover: Married couple, separate finances
• Thursday, July 29, 2010, 03:05 PM
• Michelle Spranger and Scott Zuckerberg have been husband and wife for eight years, but they've yet to marry their finances.