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  • With a quarterly profit of nearly $3.5 billion, no one's questioning Goldman's ability to service its loans. But its all-important reputation is still under attack. Alisa Roth reports.

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  • Nissan starts taking orders today for the Leaf, it's new all-electric vehicle. While it's family-friendly and cost-competitive with the Honda Civic, Alisa Roth reports the car faces two big challenges.

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  • After two quarters of consecutive losses, Bank of America said it earned $3.2 billion this quarter. Why? Alisa Roth reports.

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  • For a long time, Washington Mutual used a catchy tagline in its ads, "The Power of Yes." And new investigations show it wasn't just talking the talk: widespread fraud throughout the company let it say yes to just about everybody. Alisa Roth reports.

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  • A park off lower Manhattan was supposed to be jointly managed by the state and New York City. Now the city has stepped up to take over the state's share even though it's not so well off either. Alisa Roth reports.

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  • Toyota says it's put together new investigative teams to look into reports of unintended acceleration as part of an effort to listen to customers more intently and address their concerns. Alisa Roth reports.

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  • Every month the Energy Department comes out with a report about how much natural gas we produce. But the department's changing the way it puts together that report because it's been overestimating our supply. Alisa Roth reports.

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  • State and local tax revenues have increased for the first time in more than a year, according to the Census Bureau. But what does that mean for local economies and will it continue? Alisa Roth reports.

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  • Rodolfo Franco found an ominous message when he opened his unemployment check this week: Benefit year ending April 12. Thousands of other people across the country are also facing the unavoidable limits of their benefits. Alisa Roth reports.

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  • Dozens of old car plants have been shuttered over the last two years, and some of the unused factory equipment gets salvaged or sold off. Buildings are usually demolished, but one factory in Delaware is being re-imagined. Alisa Roth reports.

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