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Dec 21, 2010
ROAD WARRIORS: Julie Aiken
With L.A. traffic, getting to point A to point B always takes a long time. Pharmaceuticals specialist Julie Aiken shares what she listens to when she's stuck in traffic.
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Dec 21, 2010
More middle-class retirees seeking financial help
After decades of work, older workers want to settle into a comfortable retirement. But an increasing number of white collar retirees are starting to ask for financial assistance for their golden years.
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Dec 20, 2010
FDA is setting rules for drug companies to advertise with social media
The Food and Drug Administration is hammering out rules for drug companies that want to advertise on social media sites. And the drug makers themselves are actually on board. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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Dec 20, 2010
Online shopping hurts Australian economy
The Australian government will investigate online shopping practices. The weak U.S. dollar has made shopping on American websites more efficient, and the practices are cutting into Australia's bottom line.
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Dec 20, 2010
KushCon attracts crowds in Denver
Denver hosted the world's biggest marijuana trade show, KushCon. The convention featured cooking classes, Santa Claus and thousands of attendees. Zachary Barr reports.
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Dec 18, 2010
Letters: Retirement and RSVPs
Tess Vigeland and senior producer Deborah Clark go over listener responses for past shows. This week: on RSVPing, going child-less and a reflection on the tough economic world out there.
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Dec 18, 2010
Middle America, 10 years later
Ten years ago, David Brancaccio visited a small town in Missouri named Cuba, then considered by one census to be the statistical "middle America." As part of his series Economy 4.0, Brancaccio took a visit back recently to check on how things have changed.
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Dec 18, 2010
California takes lead in cap-and-trade carbon market
Although Washington seems to have given up on a climate change bill, environmental legislation is still alive in other places. California has just approved the second biggest carbon trading market on the planet, and others are watching closely.
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Dec 18, 2010
Getting Personal: Retirement for the risk averse, game show money
Tess Vigeland and David Lazarus, personal finance columnist for the Los Angeles Times, answer your questions about saving for retirement when you're risk averse, what to do with your game show winnings and can your bank change the terms of your accounts whenever it wants?
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Dec 18, 2010
Incorporating savings rates into personal credit scores?
The retirement company TIAA-CREF recently held a competition for ideas that would prompt people to save more. Jonathan Chan won. His idea? Incorporate savings rates into the credit scoring system. Tess Vigeland talks with the recent college graduate about how his idea would work.
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