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  • In a recession, some employers may try to shortchange their workers. But wage theft victims are fighting back. Dan Grech reports.

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  • The Dow was off more than 50% in March, but it's now up almost 30% from that low. So where are things going and why? Bob Moon reports on Wall Street's roller coaster ride.

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  • The Obama administration kicked off a plan three months ago to help people avoid foreclosure. Some program advocates say it's working, while critics complain the companies involved aren't serious about it. Tamara Keith reports.

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  • Yesterday, the Treasury Department revealed six insurance companies are eligible for about $22 billion in taxpayer bailout money. John Dimsdale explores the companies' reasoning for asking for the money.

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  • High school students in Burbank, Calif., tell reporter Andrea Gardner how they're scaling back on prom because of the recession.

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  • PNC Wealth Management's Bill Stone talks with Steve Chiotakis about what the fall in industrial production indicates for the economy, and what the lousy retail numbers mean.

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  • The Eurozone economy shrank much more than expected for the first quarter. And Europe's largest economy suffered an even bigger drop due largely to tumbling exports. Stephen Beard reports.

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  • The Treasury Department is extending bailout money to life insurance companies. Jeremy Hobson reports on why insurers need a lifeline.

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  • It may seem a little off-key to play "We're In The Money" when the markets go up slightly right after a big collapse. But Nate Dimeo explains why the song actually fits right in with our current economic problems.

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  • Some unlikely political allies are pushing a piece of legislation that calls for a full-scale audit of the Federal Reserve and its 12 regional banks. Steve Henn reports what would be involved in a stress test for the Fed.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis