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He owns it.

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Today on Planet Money:

We get a little closer to the credit default swap mess, and a lot closer to a certain billionaire. Plus: The Federal Reserve takes another amazing step.

— Money trader John Chirico sees light at the end of the tunnel.

— Listener Eli Naduris-Weissman wants to know the deal with using auctions to settle claims on credit default swaps. (And don't we all.)

— Economist Hampton Finer of the New York State Insurance Department fields Mosier's question.

Mark Cuban, the Mark Cuban, tells Adam Davidson and Mike Pesca about his new investigative site, BailoutSleuth.com. (Interview includes question Adam calls his most embarrassing ever.)

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