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Professor David Colander Tells Congress Econ Models are Flawed

Damien Hoffman | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

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Damien Hoffman

In addition to exposing a few absurd underlying economic presuppositions, Colander is helping shift incentives for professional economists toward engaging in more useful studies.

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California's Own Bernie Madoff

Jerry Brown | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business

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Jerry Brown

Some called Beverly Hills financial adviser Stanley Chais an investment wizard, but in reality he was nothing more than a glorified middleman, channeling hundreds of millions of dollars in investors' funds to Bernie Madoff in New York.

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Commercial Real Estate Is an Impending Disaster

Jerry Chautin | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business

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Jerry Chautin

Many of us know of people who have lost their homes through foreclosure. To a lesser extent we hear about struggling commercial properties vying for a limited pool of tenants.

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Carl Icahn Gets Bullish On Biotech

Barron's | Teresa Rivas | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business

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WHILE THE ECONOMY HAS FLOUNDERED, biotechnology companies have turned in a relatively healthy performance, even seeing gains in the last year while th...

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