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• Sep 19, 2007

  Slow global gains could mean inflation

  In his new book, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan says the gains from globalization are waning. And commentator David Frum predicts a bad forecast for inflation.

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• Sep 19, 2007

  So nice of you to write

  We've got your comments and clarifications on library fines, two-year colleges, financial affirmative action, and virtual offices.

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• Sep 19, 2007

  Time to adjust the ‘China Price’

  Not too long ago, there was talk about the "China Price" — multinational firms shifting production to countries with lax laws and few regulations, where costs were lower. Commentator and economist Arthur Kroeber says now there should be a real price to pay.

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• Sep 19, 2007

  Making MySpace into ad space

  MySpace.com owner News Corp says it will unveil technology this week that allows it to mine all the information its members reveal about themselves and target ads to their interests. Lisa Napoli reports.

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• Sep 18, 2007

  Mandatory health care won’t curb costs

  Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton laid out her plan for health care yesterday, which includes mandatory health insurance. But commentator Jamie Court says demanding more cost-effective coverage would be a better solution.

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• Sep 18, 2007

  An age of financial fragility

  From the Fed meeting rate cuts to August's wholesale prices report, there's a lot for the markets to digest today. Doug Krizner talked to ING Group chief economist Mark Cliffe in London about these numbers and the subprime effect in Europe.

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• Sep 18, 2007

  Feeling a little solar powerless

  Commentator Sandra Tsing Loh says she has had enough of fossil fuels and is ready to go solar. Anybody want to join her? . . . Anybody?

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• Sep 18, 2007

  Farmers question roots of safety rules

  In the year since the E. coli outbreak was traced to Salinas Valley spinach, California's salad industry has lost tens of millions of dollars. Processors have come up with new ways to protect the food supply. But some say they've gone too far. John Ryan reports.

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• Sep 15, 2007

  Don’t be sold on secret shoppers

  Some retailers now pay for "secret shoppers" to make sure their sales people are performing well. It's made the mystery-customer business an $800 million industry. But commentator Moira Manion, who works in retail sales, says it may not be money well spent.

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• Sep 14, 2007

  Buzzword: Commercial paper

  Corporate America often relies on commercial paper to keep it going. But many issuers stopped producing these short-term loans when the subprime debaucle settled in.

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