Segments From This Episode

• Aaron Hernandez jerseys: Trade ’em in, for free

  by David Gura

  The New England Patriots organization is offering a free exchange for another player's jersey this weekend only.

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• No joke: The U.S. government says Kim Kardashian helps the economy

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  The U.S. government is set to begin calculating GDP in a way that factors in the economic value of entertainment, such as Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Angelina Jolie.

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• Amidst austerity, Britain spends to commemorate a war

  Britain is spending $75 million on next year's commemoration of the outbreak of World War I. Some historians insist that for the money to be well spent, the commemoration must get the tone right.

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• Mortgage rates jump: Should we be worried?

  by David Gura

  U.S. mortgage rates jump to their highest level since July 2011, following comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.

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• Vatican’s bank: Another day, another scandal

  by David Gura

  A monsignor, an Italian Secret Service Agent and a financier were arrested after plotting to smuggle millions into Italy.

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• Underwater no more and wanting to stay put

  by Andrea Gardner

  Not everyone wants to ditch their underwater mortgage once it resurfaces.

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• The middle class through the Hollywood lens

  by Krissy Clark

  Movies and television have sometimes reflected and sometimes shaped our ideas of how the American middle class lives.

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