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Report: FDA not regulating equipment

| Feb 18, 2009
A new report out today says the FDA is not doing enough to guard patients' health when it comes to life-saving medical equipment. A key issue is a lack of oversight in equipment safety. Ronni Radbill reports.
Posted In: Health
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Is the ethanol industry tanking?

| Nov 3, 2008
Ethanol's future as alternative fuel isn't looking so bright right now. Goldman Sachs has abandoned analysis of the industry and the largest publicly traded producer has filed for bankruptcy protection. Steve Henn has more.
Posted In: Agriculture, Economy, Oil
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Spending push to fix crisis causes rift

Stephen Beard | Mar 9, 2009
President Obama is expected to push for a global increase in government spending at an upcoming summit of worldwide leaders in London. But some European nations disagree that this is the best way to approach the financial crisis. Stephen Beard reports.
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Why does AIG keep losing money?

Steve Henn | Mar 2, 2009
AIG is collecting $30 billion more from the government to add to its hefty $150 billion tab. And the insurance giant reported losing nearly $62 billion in the fourth quarter. Why is it losing so much money? Steve Henn reports.
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U.S. automakers meet officials on aid

Ashley Milne-Tyte | Mar 9, 2009
The Obama administration's auto team is in Detroit today sussing out uncertainty over General Motors and Chrysler's rescue plans. The government has until March 31 to decide whether to hand over more aid. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
Posted In: Auto
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Foreign MBAs denied work in U.S.

Stephen Beard | Mar 9, 2009
A clause in the latest stimulus bill has made Bank of America turn down some foreign MBA students in the U.S. Critics of the move say it could turn off foreign students from enrolling in U.S. business schools. Stephen Beard reports.
Posted In: Education, Jobs
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Tattoo parlors a mark of success

| Mar 9, 2009
The economy may be troubled, but people are still getting tattoos. Andrea Mustain visits parlors from Brooklyn to the suburban malls of Wayne, New Jersey, and explores various reasons for getting inked up.
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Merck, Schering-Plough plan merger

Ashley Milne-Tyte | Mar 9, 2009
Drug makers Merck and Schering-Plough will join forces under Merck's name in a deal worth $41 billion in cash and stock. Steve Chiotakis talks to Ashley Milne-Tyte about how both companies stand to benefit from the deal.
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Experts discuss market psychology

| Mar 6, 2009
The financial crisis is causing investors to rethink everything they know about investing. Tess Vigeland talks to Jason Zweig, the author of "Your Money & Your Brain," and Richard Peterson, author of Inside the "Investor's Brain," about what we're learning from the fallout.
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Chinese automakers look to U.S. bids

Scott Tong | Mar 9, 2009
Rumors are circulating of a few Chinese companies looking to make bids on brands owned by GM, Chrysler and Ford. The move would help China's automakers in their efforts to go global. Scott Tong reports.
Posted In: Auto

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