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  • February 3, 2010

    Reinhart: Don't Expect Growth & Why Greece Already Defaulted

    Best selling author and economist Carmen Reinhart on why history says America's high debt load will stifle growth for years and how Greece has essentially already defaulted: ... read more

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  • February 2, 2010

    Tuesday Stories: Some Good Economic News; Greece Gets Worse; Giant Squid

    Follow: Twitter.com/briansull What I'm reading today: Was the Fed warned about a housing bubble? Even as housing rolled over Dems tried to lessen down payment requirement Most ... bloated .. budget ... ever Good news for the economy Japan may buy more U.S. debt Let's spend like drunken sailors Was the Russian mob involved in the Saab/Spyker deal? Greece gets worse, finds $40 billion in hidden debt The other big Apple iPad news Verizon exec buys stock Taxpayer money funding billionaire Bezos' space ... read more

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  • February 2, 2010

    Billionaire Bezos Gets Millions To Fund Space Dreams

    Here's a story sure to warm your collective taxpayer hearts. As reports come out that 1 in 8 Americans had to go to a food bank to simply eat last year .. apparently the government can give out millions to help a billionaire fund his private space flight dreams. Fast Company reports that five companies received about $50 million to fund commercial space flight projects.   One of those companies is called Blue Origin, which is the company founded by billionaire Amazon.com chief Jeff Bezos. Private space flight is ... read more

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  • February 1, 2010

    That Sound You Hear Is High-End Real Estate Crumbling

    Today the President announced plans for the 2011 budget. Not only is it a record $3.8 trillion dollars, but it also includes a record federal deficit. To help pay for the fiscal gap, the President wants to go after what's been considered untouchable -- the mortgage interest tax deduction. His plan (which was gently floated a few years ago and died) is to scale back the mortgage interest tax deduction on families making more than $250,000 per year. That deduction is a big part of how people calculate their housing ... read more

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  • Brian Sullivan joined FOX Business Network (FBN) in April 2008 as an anchor. He co-anchors the 10am-12pm ET hours of the FOX Business block. Prior to joining FBN, Sullivan served as an anchor for Bloomberg Television where he hosted the programs Morning Call and In Focus.

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