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• Jul 18, 2012

  Australian woman wins key Thalidomide settlement

  Today, a woman in Australia born without arms or legs reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the distributor of Thalidomide, as a previously undiagnosed victim of the drug's side effects. The case may prompt similar legal action for uncompensated victims around the world.

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• Jul 18, 2012

  Housing construction showing signs of recovery

  Groundbreaking on new homes jumped up last month at the fastest pace in three years. Housing starts were up 6.9 percent from May and 24 percent from a year ago.

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• Jul 18, 2012

  The influence of the vice president

  As Romney prepares to tap running mate, historians say vice presidents have a mostly unseen role in shaping policy.

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• Jul 17, 2012

  Where to put all our nuclear waste?

  The United States isn't the only country looking for a place to store nuclear waste safely for all eternity. But the U.S. may be closer to a solution.

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• Jul 17, 2012

  CalPERS earnings fall flat

  The nation's largest public pension fund got just a one percent annual return on its investments, well below the 7.5 percent the California Public Employees' Retirement System had projected for the fiscal year that ended June 30.

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• Jul 17, 2012

  LIBOR Pains: How Much Will the LIBOR Scandal Cost US Banks? $35 Billion.

  Two fascinating pieces of research from Keefe Bruyette & Woods estimates how much American banks may be on the hook for as the LIBOR scandal grows.

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• Jul 17, 2012

  Goldman to open private bank

  In the face of a tough banking market and disappointing earnings, Goldman Sachs announced this week that it will build a private bank — joining the ranks of UBS and U.S. Trust and others — that will manage and lend money to very wealthy individuals and companies.

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• Jul 17, 2012

  Squaring rhetoric and reality on outsourcing

  There's a new bad word in the race for president: 'Outsourcing.' But the latest political back-and-forth, while dramatic, ignores the realities of the American economy.

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• Jul 17, 2012

  Markets await Bernanke’s next steps for Fed

  Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will testify on Capitol Hill today, and the big question is: Will he signal that more monetary stimulus is on the way?

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• Jul 17, 2012

  Russia likely to continue supplying arms to Syria

  The U.S. has been pressing Russia to stop sending arms to Syria for much of the 16-month conflict between the government and opposition forces. Russia has said it will not make any new deals with Syria, but it looks like arms will continue to flow.

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