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Jan 26, 2008
Day in the Work Life: Makeup Artist
On this week's "A Day in the Work Life," our regular look at how folks trade time for money, we get a makeover with makeup artist Michael Wormwood.
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Jan 26, 2008
Buzzword: Market capitulation
Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. This week, we're waving the white flag with "market capitulation."
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Jan 25, 2008
Anti-smoking will be bigger business
A report out today indicates the next decade will bring a new wave of products to help people quit smoking. And Danielle Karson reports the smoking cessation industry is expected to become much more lucrative.
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Jan 25, 2008
Housing First needs a strategy to last
With the number of homeless in America rising, Washington has devised a program called Housing First to get people off the streets. Commentator Brendan Koerner says that while the program is based on a tried and true business strategy, the money could be better spent.
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Jan 25, 2008
Should we stay or should we sell?
Home sales usually pick up in January. But not this year. The credit squeeze has made home loans harder to come by. So sellers are thinking twice before they put their places up for sale. Sally Herships met one couple who are trying to decide.
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Jan 24, 2008
The latest ‘Thing’ in art, delivered
A subscription art club in San Francisco locally mass-produces and delivers a new piece every few months. And despite varying costs each time, the business model is holding up pretty well. Julie Caine has more.
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Jan 24, 2008
U.S. economy needs help from abroad
Commentator Robert Reich says an economic stimulus plan combined with Fed rate cuts can't hurt, but loans and investments from other countries will be the only way to avoid recession or worse.
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Jan 24, 2008
Huge deficit seen. Does it matter now?
The Congressional Budget Office has announced the deficit for fiscal 2008 is going to hit almost $220 billion — not counting war spending or an economic stimulus package. But analysts say there are bigger things to worry about. Danielle Karson reports.
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Jan 23, 2008
Loosening the limits on French sales
Retails sales are only permitting twice a year in France, but the government is considering allowing them year round. Anita Elash weighs the pros and cons of making "les soldes" more frequent.
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Jan 23, 2008
The Fed wins the stimulus debate
When it comes to stiumulating the economy, everyone from the president to Congress to the politicians on the campaign trail has a plan. Commentator Will Wilkinson says yesterday's Fed's rate cut won out over them all.
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