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Dave Beal

Dave Beal, a longtime business columnist for the Pioneer Press and former business editor there, will write about business and the economy. Beal was business editor at the Milwaukee Journal before coming to the Twin Cities and is a past president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. He is co-author, with Fred Zimmerman, of the 2002 book "Manufacturing Works" and serves as treasurer of the Society of Professional Journalists' Minnesota Chapter and as a member of the Minnesota News Council's hearing board.

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Politics & Policy

Finance prof: No passing grade yet for rescue plan

By Dave Beal | 09/25/08
By Dave Beal | Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 Andy Winton, chairman of the Finance Department at the U's Carlson School of Management, believes some form of bailout is necessary.
Politics & Policy

Chronicler foresees price tag for economic debacle topping $2 trillion

By Dave Beal | 09/23/08
FINANCIAL MELTDOWNBy Dave Beal | Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008 That's the prediction from author Charles R.
Politics & Policy

North Star fading? As population ages, state faces complex challenges in restoring its economic luster

By Dave Beal | 08/11/08
By Dave Beal | Monday, Aug. 11, 2008 Minnesota economists and analysts are trying to solve a high-stakes mystery: Why has the state's role as a shining star of the U.S. economy dimmed in recent years?
Business

Do those stock market swings really mean much?

By Dave Beal | 07/29/08
Each and every weekday, untold millions of Americans learn whether the stock market rose or fell. Read more... By Dave Beal
Business

Market watcher looks past the storm that's pummeled many Minnesota stocks

By Dave Beal | 07/03/08
For Jim Paulsen, the gloom over the stock market's dismal first-half performance is just one more sign of pessimism gone wild. Read more... By Dave Beal
Business

Scott McClellan's publisher makes waves, too

By Dave Beal | 06/02/08
Scott McClellan, who left his gig as President Bush's press secretary in April of 2006, charges in his new tell-all memoir that the president was not forthright about the Iraq War and positioned himself in a permanent campaign mode that limited his
Business

Twin Cities businesses giving to China's earthquake recovery effort

By Dave Beal | 05/29/08
At least five Minnesota companies have joined a broad corporate alliance seeking to help China's Sichuan Province recover from the massive May 12 earthquake that devastated the region. Read more... By Dave Beal 
Business

Prices at pump soar again, but don't blame gas taxes

By Dave Beal | 05/22/08
As we fill up for the Memorial Day weekend, should we blame this unhappy state of affairs on Minnesota's rising gas tax? Sure, if it makes you feel better. Read more... By Dave Beal 
Business

Economist editor ticks off long list of anxieties

By Dave Beal | 05/01/08
Need a few things to worry about?Here are some suggestions, courtesy of John Micklethwait: Protectionism, global warming, religious zealotry, lack of world leadership, rising economic disparities, overwrought fear of China, opposition to immigration
Politics & Policy

Economist editor Micklethwait brings his global perspective to the Twin Cities

By Dave Beal | 04/29/08
By Dave Beal | Tuesday, April 29, 2008 At a time when so many in the media are focusing on their own backyards, The Economist unrelentingly emphasizes global news and analysis and insists on not "dumbing down" information.