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Retail sales, prices fall in October
Jeff Horwich Nov 14, 2012
After three straight months of gains, U.S. retail sales fell in October by about a third of a percent. Retail prices also ticked down in October.
How to prepare for the fiscal cliff
Paddy Hirsch Nov 14, 2012
Corporate CEOs, labor leaders and politicians have all weighed in on the fiscal cliff. But what will the budget and tax negotiations mean to you and your wallet?
Business loses little sleep over fiscal cliff
Dan Bobkoff Nov 13, 2012
Headlines aside, many businesspeople play down the threat of the fiscal cliff. Some worry a political compromise could be worse.
Banks absent from Obama business gathering
David Gura Nov 14, 2012
American Express is the only financial services firm to attend the president's CEO meeting on the fiscal cliff.
High-rise renters hurt by Sandy flooding
Tracey Samuelson Nov 13, 2012
The flooding from Superstorm Sandy has displaced a lot of New Yorkers, including those who live far above the high-water mark.
Exploring the post-Fiscal Cliff world
Jeff Horwich Nov 13, 2012
With only 16 working days left in the congressional calendar this year, bipartisanship is on everyone's lips, but is it in the cards?
Sandy outages may help rethink power grid
Jeremy Hobson Nov 13, 2012
Long-term power outages in the wake of Sandy have led many experts to scrutinize the power delivery infrastructure and look at how it could be strengthened.
Investors move in on beachfront property after Sandy
Dan Gorenstein Nov 13, 2012
As many homeowners move out, investors will move in. The real estate adage 'Location, location, location' may still trump the risk.
New York landlords urged to house Sandy victims
Dan Bobkoff Nov 12, 2012
Government officials are working with New York City landlords on a plan to house storm victims in vacant apartments.
An actual cliff diver on the fiscal cliff
Kai Ryssdal Nov 12, 2012
America's #1 cliff diver, Steven LoBue, says the slightest miscalculation can spell disaster. How might that apply to the U.S.'s own fiscal cliff?
