Features By Sally Herships
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How a dead TV show like 'The Office' can live on
A look at the afterlife of a sitcom like "The Office," which ends this Thursday night. Can anything be gained from internet royalties and syndication?
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Bring on the baby bloopers and family fiascos
"America’s Funniest Home Videos" is opening its 23-season deep library to advertisers. Nothing sells like pets, babies and humor.
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Why is my bank offering me more cash back rewards?
Banks are desperate to get new business from stable, responsible borrowers. So they're amping up the credit card perks.
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Summer becomes the season for college prep
As getting into college becomes ever more competitive, more students are spending the summers creating fodder for college applications.
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Does the gun you want cost too much? There's a loan for that
Not everyone has the cash upfront to buy a new gun. We look at the world of financing a firearm purchase.
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Why Apple -- cash-rich and debt-free -- is going to borrow money
An explanation to the puzzle of why Apple is borrowing funds, while also rewarding shareholders with higher dividends.
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Meet Snus and e-cigarettes, the tobacco industry's new growth areas
While cigarette usage has dropped, profits for the tobacco industry are expected to be up.
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We're watching you: Surveillance cameras are a hot ticket item, after Boston
After Boston, surveillance cameras are hot sellers, and it's not just businesses that are buying.
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The economics of PG-13 rated movies
The MPAA responds to calls for better policing of violence in movies, by increasing the TYPE SIZE on existing explanations. Why? To protect its business at the PG-13 level.
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What's hot in housing trends these days?
Housing starts in March rose at the highest rate in five years. Which begs the question: What kind of house do people want these days?











