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Inflation hits 17-year high

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Mitchell Hartman | Aug 14, 2008
The July Consumer Price Index rose more than expected, as the average weekly earnings fell in the same month. But how does that mesh with plummeting home prices? Mitchell Hartman reports.
Posted In: Economy, Food, Housing, Oil, Retail
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Getting to the root of job numbers

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Chris Farrell and Scott Jagow | Jul 10, 2008
Employers hired workers in May at the slowest pace in about five years, but the unemployment hasn't moved that much. Scott Jagow talks to economics correspondent Chris Farrell, who doesn't get the job numbers.
Posted In: Jobs
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Prime versus subprime loans

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Tess Vigeland | Aug 8, 2008
How did prime borrowers end up in the same boat as subprime borrowers? Host Tess Vigeland asks real estate investor Jeremy Brandt what was behind the push towards adjustable-rate and interest-only loans.
Posted In: Housing
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Hedging your bets in hard times

| Aug 11, 2008
Commentator Megan McArdle has some advice for making your way through these hard times -- hedge your bets. That's right, just like the big companies do.
Posted In: Housing, Investing, Retirement
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Huffington Post debuts Chicago version

| Aug 13, 2008
Arianna Huffington debuts the first local franchise of her popular news Web site The Huffington Post, aka "HuffPo," on Thursday. Is this a move on the local news turf? Renita Jablonski reports.
Posted In: Internet
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Hype could be hurdle for Liu Xiang

| Aug 14, 2008
It's hard to go anywhere in Beijing without seeing the face of hurdler Liu Xiang on billboards, which some fear could eventually lead to the risk of overexposure. But Jamila Trindle reports that might not matter to fans.
Posted In: Sports
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Offshore drilling proposal gains ground

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John Dimsdale | Aug 13, 2008
A group of Senate moderates are in agreement about a proposal that would allow some offshore drilling. John Dimsdale has details on the compromise plan and talked with a few experts about it.
Posted In: Oil
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More banks to join securities settlement

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Bob Moon | Aug 13, 2008
As many as six banks are said to have agreed to buy back securities from the failed auction-rate market as part of a settlement with federal regulators. Is a global settlement in the works? Bob Moon reports.
Posted In: Health, Mergers and Acquisitions, Retail
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China still waiting for big tourist influx

| Aug 13, 2008
Chinese businesses were anticipating higher numbers of foreign tourists for the Beijing Olympics, but so far the influx has fallen a bit short. Jamila Trindle reports even a rush now would fall short of previous expectations.
Posted In: Sports
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Trade with China gets the gold

| Aug 13, 2008
China's global integration has helped lift hundreds of millions within the country out of poverty. But commentator Will Wilkinson explains why trade with China has helped poor Americans do better and fought income inequality.

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