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Military and Energy: The General
Aug 29, 2011
This
week Marketplace airs a special series on the U.S. military and energy, and the
quest
to "unleash us from the tether of fuel."
Among the v...
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Junior bankers feel disappointed with their jobs, pay
Aug 26, 2011
A final note. I was reading about a young investment banker a while back, complaining that he works such long hours with so little time off, his ...
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Consumer confidence still sliding
Aug 26, 2011
Confidence among U.S. consumers dropped in August to the lowest level since November 2008.. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan final index...
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Ben Bernanke: Fed can't fix economy
Aug 26, 2011
It's time for your close-up, Ben Bernanke.
All eyes were on the Federal Reserve chairman as he delivered a speech from a conference in Jackson H...
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Bernanke's meanderings: need a map?
Aug 26, 2011
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said a lot today, And at the same time, said very little.
The business world waited all week to hear what Bernanke wou...
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Jewelry thieves get 'clowned' by fool's gold
Aug 25, 2011
A final note. The price of gold's been slipping for several days now, but that doesn't mean it's lost its allure.
Police are investigating an ar...
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So, is Bank of America safe now?
Aug 25, 2011
The news today that Warren Buffett made a $5 billion investment in Bank of America lifted the company's stock, along with most of the financial s...
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