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• Mar 2, 2011

  Planned layoffs increase in February

  A report from the job placement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas says the number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms rose last month to the highest level in almost a year. Bob Moon speaks with CEO John Challenger about the numbers.

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• Mar 2, 2011

  California lawmaker lobbies for sweetened-beverage tax

  A California lawmaker has proposed a penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages like soda. Bob Moon speaks to LA Times consumer columnist David Lazarus about whether the tax would work and why it may hit lower-income households hardest.

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• Mar 1, 2011

  Julia Coronado: Higher personal incomes did not boost consumer spending

  The U.S. Commerce Department is reporting today that personal incomes jumped 1 percent in January, but consumers only bumped up their spending by 0.2 percent. Bob Moon speaks with Julia Coronado, senior U.S. economist at BNP Paribas, about what these numbers mean.

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• Feb 26, 2011

  U.S. growth slows as states spend less

  U.S. gross domestic product growth in the last quarter of 2010 was lower than estimated because spending by state and local governments declined.

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• Feb 25, 2011

  General Motors turns first profit since 2004

  GM's best year since the heyday of the SUV craze comes as oil prices are surging. How well placed is the carmaker to keep its momentum?

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• Feb 21, 2011

  Bored with budget talks

  After last week's budget roll-outs, Republicans and Democrats continue to blame each other for the impasse over proposed spending cuts. But Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan says he is bored with the budget faceoff, and explains that neither side has proposed a plan that would fix the deficit.

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• Feb 18, 2011

  Panel moots new rules on high-frequency trading

  Experts advise U.S. securities regulators impose tougher rules on high-frequency trading to prevent a sequel to the May 6, 2010, "flash crash."

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• Feb 17, 2011

  Wholesale prices, housing starts rise

  Rising wholesale prices raise fresh concerns over inflation. But factory output and housing figures suggest economic weakness will contain prices.

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• Feb 15, 2011

  Health care reform spurs corporate takeover

  The likely growth of health care insurance coverage prompts a $3.2 billion purchase of a big provider of ambulance and emergency room services.

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• Feb 9, 2011

  U.S. Treasury selling stock warrants in TARP recipient Wintrust

  Small Illinois bank Wintrust Financial has already paid back its TARP money.

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