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Walmart discovers the payroll tax may bite
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Feb 21, 2013
The nation's largest retailer may see slump in February sales figures.
Does the language you speak affect how much you save?
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Feb 15, 2013
An economics professor at Yale has found the way a speaker uses the future tense can affect their likelihood of saving.
'Cliff' deal ends payroll tax cut
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Jan 2, 2013
The short-term stimulus plan had pumped billions into the economy.
Social Security: It's too complicated
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Nov 2, 2012
More than 20 percent of the U.S. national budget is spent on Social Security, so of course politicians like to promise to reform it. Commentator Chris Farrell says unfortunately both candidates' plans are way too complicated.
Will social security increase offset retiree costs?
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Oct 16, 2012
Seniors wonder whether 1.7 percent hike next year will be enough to cover fast-rising health care expenses.
One proposal to fix Medicare, tax code
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Sep 10, 2012
Fortune Magazine’s Allan Sloan discusses his solutions to fixing Social Security, Medicare, and the tax code – without the help of politicians.
Who's responsible for your happiness at work?
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Sep 7, 2012
Is it your boss or co-workers? Commentator Teresa Ambile weighs in.
Heading towards fiscal health
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Aug 31, 2012
David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times answers caller questions on personal finance, along with CBS MoneyWatch.com editor-at-large Jill Schlesinger.
Getting away from the office is getting harder to do
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Aug 29, 2012
A new survey finds Americans more tethered to work by their mobile devices than they ever were to landlines.
Can working from home increase productivity?
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Aug 23, 2012
Our Freakonomics expert Stephen Dubner says there is evidence that working from home is better for you.











