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An illustrated history of Apple's products and executives

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Matt Berger
Aug 24, 2011
Apple has had a long history of executive changes mixed in with its key product releases. View an illustrated timeline that charts these events against the company's stock price.
Posted In: apple, picture this, steve jobs
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Girl Scouts has new CEO

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Bob Moon
Aug 24, 2011
A final note. The Girl Scouts says it's seen a 55 percent rise in the number of Hispanic girls who've joined the group over the past decade. And ...
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What's up with ... capital goods orders?

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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 24, 2011
--Not much. They're actually down this month. --OK, well, what are capital goods, anyway? --They're durable goods. --So what the heck are dura...
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Companies buy less capital goods

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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 24, 2011
Capital goods are the things that companies buy to make stuff. Like factories, machinery, tools, equipment, and buildings. Unfortunately, compani...
Posted In: capital goods
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Consumer confidence slumps in Europe

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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 24, 2011
European consumer confidence dropped the most in 20 years this month. The European Commission said the decline was steeper than the one after...
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What's up... with the Baltic Dry Index?

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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 23, 2011
It's higher, that's what. And that's good news (maybe!). The Baltic Dry tracks the cost of shipping, and a 16 percent bump in the Index has jazze...
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Fill 'er up: Coffee prices begin to drop

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Bob Moon
Aug 23, 2011
A final note. Coffee prices have been percolating up for almost a year and a half now. But it looks like the cost of your morning brew might have...
Posted In: coffee
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Are the banks lending more?

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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 23, 2011
Banks lent more money in the last quarter, the FDIC said in a press release today. Total loans and leases increased by 0.9 percent, $64.4 billion...
Posted In: Banks
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You think it's tough doing business here?

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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 23, 2011
Try Kyrgyzstan. At least one major foreign-run gold mining operation had its license suspended there, another was slapped with a $5 million fine,...
Posted In: The Breakdown: Markets
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The shipping news

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Paddy Hirsch
Aug 23, 2011
Some good news on international trade from Egypt, home of the Suez Canal....

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The safety payoff of the big business of gun training

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

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