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  • With apologies to Walt Whitman, the Wall Street Poet considers the euro in verse, circa 2002 and the present day.

  • As Kodak struggles to avoid bankruptcy, Economy 4.0's David Brancaccio visits Rochester, N.Y., to remember the middle class communities the company helped create.

  • The once-mighty camera film company suffered when cameras became digital and its home base lacked the skills to reconquer the market. American businesses need to preserve and foster relevant skills.

  • The SEC says they should have a rule out mandating the disclosure of the ratio of CEO to average worker pay by the end of this year. It could shed more light on the widening income gap in the U.S.

  • While the global economic crisis has punished developed countries, many in the developing world have gained from capital searching for a higher returns.

  • On the Pine Ridge reservation, buying a home can take decades, even if you have the money.

  • The European Union is considering having a set of 'budget police' look over its countries' finances, but it still may not solve all the problems.

  • David Brancaccio discusses why bonuses are expected to go down this year, and how Washington plans to regulate executive compensation.

  • A new report says manufacturing will have three million new openings in the next decade. But it isn't the same kind of industry it was decades ago.

  • Economy 4.0's David Brancaccio discusses how eliminating tax perks for charitable donations might affect how much people give.

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