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• Tough times for small businesses
  Among the biggest losers in this recession have been small businesses, who are being hit by decreased revenue and the loss of credit. Recent reports have suggested the Obama administration is considering using TARP money to bolster small business lending.Midmorning, July 17, 2009
• Unemployment and the economy
  Amid signs of an economic recovery, there are still some troubling statistics for workers: Unemployment continues to rise, and paychecks for many people are not as fat as they used to be.Midmorning, July 6, 2009
• An economics reporter reveals his own financial mess
  Edmund Andrews reported on the downturn in the economy, writing articles on the go-go mortgage market before anyone thought it would collapse. Like millions of Americans, Andrews found himself weighed down by a home loan he couldn't afford. Unlike the others, he wrote a searing account of his own mortgage crisis.Midmorning, June 29, 2009
• How the super rich serve society
  The wealthiest 5 percent might spend much more than the rest of us, lend capital to build industries and support causes, but do the rich really serve society the way they used to? A look at whether the wealthy might help drive the next economy.Midmorning, June 29, 2009
• Your career needs a Plan B, and C, and D...
  Whether it's your fantasy career or a job possibility in the wings, you should have an idea where your next job will be, according to career advisors. But knowing you should have a "Plan B," and actually knowing what that plan is, are two different things.Midmorning, June 26, 2009
• $37 million in stimulus funds awarded to Minnesota cities
  The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority has awarded $37.2 million for projects to strengthen municipal infrastructures for drinking water and wastewater treatment through Minnesota.June 17, 2009
• Study finds faster job growth in clean-energy fields
  Jobs are growing faster in clean-energy industries than in the economy as a whole, according to a new study by the Pew Charitable Trusts.June 10, 2009
• New rules on executive pay
  President Obama will announce a plan to reform compensation practices across the financial industry, particularly in banks that have received bailout money. Midmorning examines the task before newly appointed "compensation czar" Kenneth Feinberg.Midmorning, June 9, 2009
• By paying TARP back, are banks in the black?
  The Treasury Department has determined that 10 large banks are strong enough to pay back funds from the Trouble Asset Relief Program following their performance on the stress test. But does this mean the banking crisis is over?Midmorning, June 9, 2009
• Congress takes steps to reform lending
  Despite some glimmers of hope in the economy, the foreclosure crisis continues. One million new foreclosures have been filed so far in 2009. Midmorning looks at efforts to reform mortgage lending practices.Midmorning, June 5, 2009
• Innovation in an age of change
  The best organizations thrive in part because of a revolutionary and innovative spirit that constantly shapes their strategy. It's a spirit that global strategist Joshua Cooper Ramo says can be found in organizations ranging from Google to Hezbollah, and needs to be rediscovered by many of America's largest institutions.Midmorning, June 2, 2009
• The perils of a global economy
  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visits China this week to assure the Chinese government that its investment in U.S. treasuries is safe, despite record deficits. But one economist says the real concern is China, and warns that a Chinese crash could have devastating effects on international trade.Midmorning, June 2, 2009
• Pioneer Press seeks $2M in savings from union
  The management of the St. Paul Pioneer Press is asking its largest union for benefit and wage cuts that will save the company more than $2 million. Newsroom employees are expected to bear the brunt of the cuts.May 21, 2009
• 631K new jobless claims, total benefit rolls now 6.7M
  The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment insurance dropped slightly last week after spiking due to auto layoffs, while continuing jobless claims inched closer to 7 million.May 21, 2009
• Michael Pollan spreads the word about eating food
  Journalist and food expert Michael Pollan was often asked for advice about the best things to eat. After a lot of research he came up with a seven word formula: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." Now Pollan is being told his ideas are changing lives.May 19, 2009

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