Features By Sally Herships
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Student debt burden hits $1 trillion
At $1 trillion nationally, student debt surpasses credit card debt and car loans, and it can be a serious drag on the economy.
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Citigroup vote shows shareholder unrest
Citigroup and other companies face shareholder disapproval of high executive pay. Will the boards of directors heed the concerns?
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Pulitzer sur-Prize: No fiction winner
The Pulitzer board opted not to award a prize for fiction this year. Normally, the winning author gets a sales bump. So what happens in the book market now?
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Weird weather vexes alfalfa farmers
A warm winter followed by frosts has Wisconsin farmers confused about when to harvest alfalfa. It’s the main food source for dairy cows.
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Apple, five publishers sued over e-book pricing
Federal and state prosecutors alleged Apple and five big publishers conspired to raise e-book prices to wage battle against Amazon.
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Stove Top woos year-round stuffing eaters
Stove Top stuffing launches new advertising campaign: Stuffing is not just for Thanksgiving any more.
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Tiger Woods still a winner for advertisers
The Masters golf tournament starts today, and Tiger Woods is back in form on the heels of his first PGA win in two years. Regardless of whether he wins, TV executives are counting on Tiger to pump up the ratings.
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Waiters to get $8.5 million back in tips
A New York banquet hall settles a lawsuit to pay waiters tips it never handed over. It’s the latest and biggest payback for jilted waiters.
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Fewer takers for the law school test
The Law School Admission Test had 16 percent fewer takers this academic year, as undergrads reassess whether law school is the safe bet it used to be.
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Milk: Cheaper by the gallon
Dairy products prices are falling in the U.S. worldwide. What’s behind the fall in milk prices? Bigger herds and warmer winter weather.
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