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Prime versus subprime loans

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.
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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

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

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.
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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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Detroit's dilemma: big cars or small?

| Aug 13, 2008
Detroit's doing all it can about drooping car sales, including plans for new fuel-efficient and smaller models. We ask an industry analyst what happens if consumer preferences swing back to big.
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Russia's next target is its grain industry

Stephen Beard | Aug 12, 2008
Russia apparently wants to be a superpower again, and the plan looks to be government control over its natural resources -- first oil, now grain. Stephen Beard reports the story.

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