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  • AT&T is working with four major banks so that their customers can check their accounts and pay bills from their cell phones. And there won't even be extra fees — at least initially.

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  • An upstart service in New York that shuttles travelers between Manhattan and JFK Airport is thriving, even though it charges the highest per-mile rate in the city. Jason Paur checked it out.

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  • Washington is offering billions in incentives to get utility companies to build a new wave of nuclear reactors to meet growing energy demands. The companies are lining up for the subsidies, but investors and consumers are weary.

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  • Theranostics will use micro-ray technology to pinpoint proteins in individual cancer patients to help doctors decide what drugs will be most effective — an innovation borne of a joint effort from the non- and for-profit worlds.

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  • Among the many factors that go into the price of gas, one that isn't taken into account enough in the U.S. is temperature. Jamie Court says we need to make some adjustments.

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  • According to a recent Smart Money investigation, many brokers are offering advice they shouldn't be giving. Tess Vigeland discusses broker trust with Smart Money Magazine senior writer Dyan Machan.

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  • The country's war with credit card debt rages on. A new documentary called "Maxed Out" takes an in-depth look at our nasty credit addiction. Tess Vigeland talks plastic with director James Scurlock.

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  • On this week's "A Day In the Work Life," our regular look at how folks trade time for money, we take to the skies with a pilot.

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  • The new bankruptcy rules have made it tougher to file — and tougher to find a lawyer who can help. Alisa Roth reports.

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  • Buying a falling stock can be tempting, but if you think a quick rise will help you get rich quick, think again. As Bob Moon reports, you may be risking more than you can afford.

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