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U.S. downgrade could become a global problem

Jul 27, 2011
This final note today, just 'cause we haven't been spending enough time on the debt debacle....

Insuring against the possibility of a U.S. default is now pretty expensive

Jul 26, 2011
This final note today, a very brief word on the way out about credit default swaps. You'll remember them from the financial crisis, basically...

The debt ceiling, as described by 'The West Wing'

Jul 25, 2011
This final note today. One of our producers suggested over the weekend that, y'know, had Washington been able to get this whole debt thing solved...

For public good, not for profit.

It's all about the Benjamins: The U.S. debt in perspective

Jul 22, 2011
As the debt ceiling debate drags on in Congress, the political whirlwind that's dominated the news can sometimes cloud the reality of the real...

U.S. government and taxpayers out of the auto industry bailout

Jul 21, 2011
This final note on the way out. The biggest trade in the markets today -- definitely the most symbolic -- might have been 98,000 shares of Chrysler...