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Expert: Forget about home prices going back up.

Bob Collins April 24, 2012, 12:38 PM Apr 24, 2012

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The designer of a study that measures home resale values says there’s nothing to indicate a future boom in the economy is ahead.

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Fed’s largest financial asset?

Paul Tosto April 11, 2012, 1:28 PM Apr 11, 2012

It was eye-opening a few weeks ago when the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took a deep look at private and federal student loans outstanding and concluded that the market had topped $1 trillion. Equally sobering is a new analysis by financial markets researcher Doug Short. On his blog today, Short offers a pop quiz: Read more →

Is the good weather masking a weak economy?

Paul Tosto April 11, 2012, 11:00 AM Apr 11, 2012

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It’s been a lovely spring here and across the country. Only an economist could find something wrong with it.

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The people who fight for their unemployment (continued)

Bob Collins April 2, 2012, 12:05 PM Apr 2, 2012

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled today that a woman, who was encouraged by her boss to quit her job and become an independent contractor instead, is entitled to unemployment benefits.

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A penny dies a quiet death

Bob Collins March 30, 2012, 12:08 PM Mar 30, 2012

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Canada made a sound decision to dump the penny. Why can’t the U.S.?

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In bankruptcy data, signs of better economy

Paul Tosto March 29, 2012, 4:15 PM Mar 29, 2012

Have we turned the corner on bankruptcies in Minnesota?

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In Minnesota, housing prices may have hit bottom

Bob Collins March 27, 2012, 11:42 AM Mar 27, 2012

The Case-Shiller index, which measures the resale value of homes, reports today that the home prices in the Minneapolis market dropped only .8 percent in January.

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