08/17/11
Marketplace for August 17, 2011
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Marketplace for August 17, 2011
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Gift fair tests mood for holiday shopping
Gift businesses by the thousands brave economic angst to gather in New York for a trade show. It's the last big buying opportunity for the holidays.
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Small business tries to create jobs
Los Angeles company copes with economic uncertainty when it comes to hiring
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Wholesale prices on the rise
The producer price index rose in July at its fastest clip in six months. That's not necessarily bad. What inflation rate implies a healing economy?
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GM's Dan Akerson on the restructuring of the auto industry
The CEO of General Motors discusses how the company is trying to thrive after its government bailout and in this current state of the economy
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Companies sit on huge reserves of cash
Major corporations hold more than a trillion dollars in cash, rather than use it to expand or hire. It's insurance for the companies, in case of a financial shock or second recession. And it may be good for their employees, too.
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Report: More U.S. children live in poverty
A new study finds two out of 10 children in the U.S. live below the poverty line, more than a decade ago
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Factors pushing the U.S. economy
It has been a topsy turvy month for the U.S. economy. So how did we get here?
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