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Visual guide to the financial crisis

The Mint.edu site has come up with another way to look at the financial crisis. Check out the quotes from notable experts who got it wrong. One of the best (or worst): “The idea that we’re going to see a...

Dressing up for the crisis

On today’s Marketplace, Mitchell Hartman reports on how Halloween revelers are seizing on the financial crisis for their costume and party themes. Check out the slideshow of the crazies at this year’s Zombiecon in New York. We’ve also got a...

Dow closes up nearly 900 points

Consumer confidence hits an all-time low and today’s Dow reacts by … hitting the second-highest point gain ever. Analysts contacted by the Associated Press couldn’t agree on one particular factor for the jump. “There is nothing fundamental that came out...

A look inside Marketplace

If you’re a loyal listener to Marketplace (you are a loyal listener, aren’t you?), you may appreciate the Los Angeles Times’ story on what’s going on in our offices these days. It focuses a bit on us being just a...

The credit crisis as Antarctic expedition

In the third installment of his videos making the financial crisis easier to understand, Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains how banks have gotten frozen in their tracks, awaiting a rescue. See Paddy’s previous videos: “Uncorking CDOs” and “Untangling Credit...

Brackets for the meltdown office pool?

My colleague Steve Henn in our Washington bureau e-mailed the following to me this morning. It’s the laugh of the day … Click here for a larger version:...

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