What Jane Says: The Economy

• There really are a lot of crooks out there
• POSTED 01.6.10

I had to reprint in full the following comment from Edmund L. Andrews, former chief economics reporter for the New York Times, now blogging here.
When I was in journalism school many years ago, a professor remarked that business reporters often go through three phases of maturation. At the start, the callous young reporter assumes that [...]

• Investing 2010: Curb your enthusiasm
• POSTED 01.3.10

I didn’t like what I heard from one of my favorite economists when I ran into him at a party on New Year’s Day. It was hard to converse while holding plates and chewing ribs, but I caught the gist and called him later to learn more. We talked about jobs, investing and how the [...]