12/07/11
Marketplace for Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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We launched our new series with the Gallup poll called Attitude Check, weekly conversations about what the American people think about everything from the latest news to their own economic security. We continued our series on philanthropy, with stories on daily deal websites joining with charities and on micro-giving. Martha Stewart has a new retail collaboration. Credit card agreements are going to get easier to understand. The EU is set to meet in Brussels on Friday. Climate change is having a big impact on transit. And we look at who benefits from payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits.
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Income Inequality: Do you level the playing field?
There is growing disparity between the "haves" and the "have nots," but most Americans say they don't think the government should focus on closing the gap
1
What's on the agenda at Friday's EU summit
European leaders meet in Brussels on Friday to try to work out the continent’s debt crisis. Greater fiscal cooperation is top of the agenda.
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CFPB rewrites credit card fine print
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants customers to understand their credit cards better. So, they've unveiled a new and shorter prototype of a credit card agreement.
0
How to give, awesomely
One organization is using small grants to create projects throughout the world. It's an example of microphilanthropy.
1
Long-term jobless benefits aid discounters
If Congress lets extended unemployment benefits run out, it will affect discount stores and local economies, as well as the unemployed.
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Grouponing charity
Charities are using Groupon to solicit, collect and match donations.
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Climate change is adding a premium to infrastructure costs
Transit agencies shuffle their budgets to get ready for more extreme weather.
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Chase CEO: 'I don't get it'
JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon rails against those bashing on the rich.
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JCPenney takes a stake in Martha Stewart
JCPenney will open Martha Stewart shops in its department stores, in a bid to take on Macy's and other big retailers.
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