Issue of the week: The dangers of a weak dollar 
A prolonged, uncontrolled decline in the dollar could reignite inflation in the U.S. and cripple the efforts of America’s trading partners to rev up their own economies.
Business columns: Saving jobs by cutting hours 
By implementing a workweek-reduction program, Germany has held its unemployment rate at 7.6 percent, said Dean Baker in Huffingtonpost.com.
Business columns: Big investors don’t want a say on pay 
Institutions such as pension funds and mutual funds, which hold more than half of all corporate shares, aren’t exactly famous for denouncing oversize paychecks, said Colin Barr in Fortune.
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David Kirkpatrick
Issue of the week: Overhauling financial regulation 
Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Christopher Dodd are preparing legislation that would create a government agency tasked with regulating banks, insurance companies, hedge funds, and other financial firms.
Business columns: Is Goldman Sachs doing ‘God’s work’? 
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein’s spinning “is reaching epic proportions,” said Charles Gasparino in HuffingtonPost.com.
Business columns: What money funds tell us about stocks 
The decline in money-fund balances is “a sign that investors have become more comfortable with higher-risk investments,” said Elizabeth Trotta in SmartMoney.com.
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John Reed
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Kenneth Feinberg


