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Incidental costs at college add up

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Tess Vigeland | Sep 12, 2008
After tuition and room and board, there's still the question of day-to-day expenses for your college student. Estimates are all over the map, so host Tess Vigeland takes a closer look at the cost of being in college.
Posted In: Education
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Should government help car makers?

| Sep 10, 2008
Car makers are looking for government-sponsored loans so they can retool their assembly lines for fuel-efficient cars. Just don't call what they want a bailout. Commentator Will Wilkinson has more.
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Is it worth going after natural gas?

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Mitchell Hartman | Sep 12, 2008
The Department of Energy today weighs the pros and cons of extracting natural gas from shale and coal seams. Oil companies say they can make it work financially, but what about the environment? Mitchell Hartman reports.
Posted In: Oil
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Kristof: It's a good time to invest

| Sep 5, 2008
There's a new edition out of the financial primer "Investing 101." Tess Vigeland talks with author Kathy Kristof about why she decided to publish a new version of her book in the current economy.
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Post 9/11 moves from Wall Street

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Jeremy Hobson | Sep 11, 2008
Wall Street firms moved thousands of employees out of lower Manhattan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Jeremy Hobson reports that the relocations affected bottom lines -- in a good way.
Posted In: Housing, Jobs, Wall Street
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Leaving a message gets creative

| Sep 12, 2008
Ever wanted to go straight to voicemail when you called someone, without their phone ringing at all? Clever entrepreneurs are making that and other services available. Rebecca Sheir dials in.
Posted In: Science
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Emergency savings?

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Chris Farrell | Sep 9, 2008
Question: I'm a 28 year old full-time graduate student, married, and proud parent of one son. I receive stipend from school which is not much and...
Posted In: Savings
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Warehouse robots increase productivity

| Sep 11, 2008
The little wheeled bots bring products to shipping clerks, who say they like the assistance. Online retailer Zappos.com is one of several companies using them to get orders out faster. Sally Herships reports.
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Banks join list of credit-crunch victims

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Stacey Vanek Smith | Sep 11, 2008
While everyone has been watching the mortgage-meltdown struggles of the major investment firms, another financial industry has been taking a huge hit. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports on difficulties ahead for big banks and S&Ls.
Posted In: Economy, Wall Street
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Trade may not deter Russia from war

| Sep 11, 2008
Commentator Dan Drezner says economic modernization is considered to be a good buffer against war for most countries. But in Russia's case, standard ways of thinking may not apply.

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