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Oct 15, 2010
Changes in Credit Card 101 for college students
You won't be seeing credit card companies tabling on college campuses this fall, because of the financial reform law. Reporter Curt Nickisch looks at how that change affects how college students learn about money.
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Oct 15, 2010
What is Google’s Price Index?
The Internet search giant is looking into creating price index, similar to the Consumer Price Index, that can track inflation based on what people are buying online every day. How accurate can it get? Tony Arnold reports.
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Oct 15, 2010
The Yankees’ monopoly in baseball
The New York Yankees are set to play in the AL Championship Series, chasing their 28th title in a century. Other teams in the league have never even reached the World Series. Why such a monopoly? Jon Wertheim gives his take.
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Oct 14, 2010
How U.S. can avoid Japan’s lost decade
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is a student of Japan's infamous lost decade of economic stagnation. Can the U.S. can avoid a repeat? Economist Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial talks with Bill Radke about what lessons Bernanke has learned from Japan's lost decade he can apply now.
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Oct 14, 2010
A look at unemployment and the Fed
The Labor Department reports that first-time unemployment claims rose last week by 13,000 to top 462,000. But the number of jobless workers continuing to collect benefits fell last week. Lance Pan at Capital Advisors Group talks with Steve Chiotakis about what's going on in the labor market.
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Oct 14, 2010
Going inside The Business Council
Some of the country's top CEOs are heading to Chicago. They're meeting as part of what's called The Business Council. Tony Arnold reports on what happens when you get 150 of the country's top CEOs in the same room.
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Oct 14, 2010
Private equity firms eyeing Yahoo
Word is that a few private equity firms are mulling over a deal to buy out Yahoo, the number two search engine. Reporter Janet Babin talks with Bill Radke about who might buy Yahoo and why takeover talk is surfacing now.
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Oct 14, 2010
Frum: Remove caps on how much parties can donate to candidates
Commentator David Frum has an idea on how to reduce the influence of donors on political candidates, so they can focus more on the issues.
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Oct 14, 2010
Wal-Mart’s thinking small
Wal-Mart — which is know for its massive Supercenter stores — is reversing course and will be rolling out smaller stores in urban areas.
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Oct 13, 2010
NFL labor fight makes sponsors nervous
A fight has been brewing between the National Football League's owners and players' union over how to split up the big money the NFL takes in. The Wall Street Journal's Matthew Futterman wrote an article about the battle and talks with Steve Chiotakis about what's at stake.
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