Marketplace for Monday December 8, 2014

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• Going on a therapeutic shopping spree

  by Dan Gorenstein

  Historically, flexible spending accounts had to be emptied by year's end. But you can roll over $500 to next year.

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• Cosmo and CoverGirl team up on New Year’s Eve

  by Adam Allington

  Expect to witness "experiential advertising" while waiting for the ball to drop.

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• Why a strong dollar’s a dud for indebted foreign firms

  by Stan Alcorn

  The dollar is up. Great news, right? Maybe not if you’re an emerging economy.

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• Merck invests in new antibiotics

  by Scott Tong

  Pharmaceutical companies have stayed away from developing new antibiotics even though deaths from drug-resistant infections are rising.

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• Santa Claus’ estimated salary for 2014

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Billions and billions of customers served.

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• Jeff Bezos on the best gift he’s ever received

  by Nancy Farghalli

  

  Just in time for the holidays, we're reviving our series "Best Gift Ever."

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• Starbucks, potential tech juggernaut?

  by Queena Kim and Raghu Manavalan

  Starbucks is rolling out Powermat wireless phone chargers in stores across the country.

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• Can the Democratic Republic of Congo rebound?

  Over the past few decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been hit hard by war, currency instability and corruption.

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• Tell us about your best gift ever

  by Marketplace Staff

  We're bringing back a classic holiday feature, and we want to hear from you.

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