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Apr 24, 2012
America woos overseas tourists
Since 9/11, America's share of worldwide tourism has dropped 30 percent. A new ad campaign hopes to reverse the trend.
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Apr 23, 2012
Hasbro changes the rules of board game biz
Hasbro plans to revamp games like Monopoly and Life, after a 10 percent industry slump in game and puzzle sales last year.
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Apr 18, 2012
Nestle in talks to buy Pfizer’s baby food business
Reuters reports Nestle is closing in on a deal to buy Pfizer's infant nutrition business for up to $10 billion. That's a lot of baby formula.
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Apr 18, 2012
Citigroup investors push back on exec pay packages
Fifty-five percent of the bank's shareholders voted against pay packages for top execs, including $15 million in compensation for CEO Vikram Pandit. The vote is advisory only, though, and thus doesn't actually force a change in Citi's pay practices.
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Apr 16, 2012
When Google gets fined
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Apr 16, 2012
Second month of positive signs in retail
The Commerce Department reports retail sales rose more than expected in March, by a solid 0.8 percent.
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Apr 13, 2012
Hey ‘Taxman,’ take a listen to this!
Former disc jockey and current Marketplace reporter Bob Moon shares 1040-themed songs over the decades.
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Apr 11, 2012
Faulty background checks hurt job hunters
The National Consumer Law Center says it's the wild west for background-screening report companies that provide shoddy reports.
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Apr 11, 2012
GOP-friendly super PACs can now focus money on Obama
Rick Santorum's exit from the GOP primary race means the super PAC money that kept his presidential bid alive will now likely be spent on anti-Obama attack ads.
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Apr 10, 2012
Santorum calls it quits
Rick Santorum’s decision to bow out of the presidential race frees up millions of dollars that Republicans can now spend to fight Obama.
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