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Confessions of a Bitcoin investor
Chau Tu | Apr 10, 2013A Marketplace engineer talks about his experiences buying and selling the virtual currency.
Bitcoin: Digital coin of the realm in Internet age
Sabri Ben-Achour | Apr 10, 2013Digital currency Bitcoin has grown sensationally, with 11 million Bitcoins worth nearly $2 billion in circulation. It's the ultimate Internet-age currency: Bitcoin circulates only online, trades anonymously and isn't regulated by any government.
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A little alchemy to save the global economy
Kai Ryssdal | Apr 10, 2013In Neil Irwin's new book, "The Alchemists," central bankers conjure magic to bolster their economies after the financial crisis of 2008.
From a toy store in Cleveland, the Main Street view of the federal budget
Kai Ryssdal | Apr 10, 2013Toy store owner Steve Presser is optimistic about Congressional budget negotiations, but worries there won't be enough support for small business.
Facebook's new data combo platter
Noel King | Apr 10, 2013The social network is looking to sell more ads by combing what it knows about you with information from the outside.
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So we've got three budgets, but is there any overlap?
David Gura | Apr 10, 2013Obama adds his budget to competing plans from the House and Senate. Is there any Venn diagram overlap?
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Immigration reform worries E-Verify critics
Nancy Marshall-Genzer | Apr 10, 2013The system continues to thwart some eligible workers at a time lawmakers mull expanding it.
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China uneasy with North Korea's threats
Rob Schmitz | Apr 10, 2013A steady drumbeat of threats from North Korea is making the world's second largest economy assess China's relationship with its neighbor.
What the federal budget and your household budget have in common
Matt Berger | Apr 10, 2013The White House unveiled its proposed 2014 federal budget Wednesday and it has at least one thing in common with your household budget: It's influenced by politics.
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'Chained CPI' hurts seniors
Robert Reich | Apr 10, 2013Obama's proposal to recalculate the rate of inflation hurts seniors who spend more on health care than the rest of us.
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