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Paddy Hirsch is a former Contributing Editor at Marketplace and the creator and former host of the Marketplace Whiteboard.
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Few women make Fortune's 'hottest' list
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 20, 2011
"They're the hottest young stars in business across the globe," Fortune Magazine says, but only six of them are women.
Of Fortune's 40 Under 40,...
DeLorean Motors aims for electrifying comeback
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 19, 2011
I grew up with DeLorean. Literally. Not just because I saw "Back to the Future" numerous times, but I also lived around the corner from the DeLor...
Inflation keeps climbing as food and energy prices rise
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 19, 2011
Core inflation may be up only slightly, but the rising price of essentials like food and fuel is hurting the economy
What a crock: Low expectations hammer Crocs, Inc.
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 18, 2011
Crocs Inc., purveyors of rubbery footwear, fell off a cliff this morning. The company's stock dropped 35 percent after it told investors that it expects poor sales and falling profits because of the economic slowdown.
Happy bday #OWS: protest is one month old today
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 17, 2011
Occupy Wall Street from David Sauvage on Vimeo.
The Occupy Wall Street protests celebrate their one-month anniversary today, with the news that ...
Tan tax tanks. Feds fail to collect on salons
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 13, 2011
One of the most widely-reported parts of "Obamacare" was the 10 percent tax on tanning salons that was added to the bill. The tax was intended to...
Harrisburg implodes -- what other municipalities are in danger?
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 12, 2011
When I was a lad I decorated my room with a poster of a nuclear mushroom cloud, with "Harrisburg is Everywhere" written in big letters across the...
Dollar store sells for big bucks
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 11, 2011
Discount and dollar stores have become so popular with shoppers that big-time investors -- who would have turned up their noses a few years ago -...
Scoop! Ben & Jerry's supports Occupy Wall Street
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 10, 2011
Ben and Jerry's lent its impeccable liberal credentials to the Occupy Wall Street protests today. Or its cows did, at least. The ice cream compan...
How China's growth could help us
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Paddy Hirsch
Oct 7, 2011
If the jobs news today didn't inspire you, consider reading the latest report from the Boston Consulting Group....