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  • Banks are bouncing back with strong profits as they purge bad loans. But new regulations are cutting into what's needed most for growth: revenue.

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  • This final note to the folks at Starbucks. We know you're going with the tradition you've established using Italian words for your drink sizes. But…

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  • As banks start to report their earnings for the year, some analysts may warn that the numbers a bit inflated because the banks are counting the reserves they set aside before the meltdown. But counting those reserves now isn't really being untruthful, report Bob Moon.

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  • Next week a new government panel is supposed to come up with a list of "systemically important financial institutions" — those companies that are supposed to be vital to the financial system. But Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says you'll only know it when you see it.

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  • Manufacturing conglomerate ITT announced today that it's splitting into three separate companies, focusing on aerospace and defense, industrial products and water management. Bob Moon explains why the decision to split a large conglomerate can be a good idea.

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  • Bloomberg News has just hired away the editor of the Forbes 400 — the yearly ranking of super-rich — and plans on launching its own list next year. But considering the economic times, is this the right time for such a list? Bob Moon reports.

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  • This final note. The Internet has turned the phrase "you get what you pay for" on its head. But maybe that's changing….

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  • A White Christmas in Wilmington, N.C., is about to turn into green for customers who did their holiday shopping at a local jewelry store. The owner…

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  • A final note. There's word from Cornell University that economist Alfred Kahn has died of cancer. He was known as the father of airline…

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  • This final note: American International Group is taking another big step to borrow its way off the government dole. The insurance giant revealed in…

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