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Getting to China

Jan 3, 2006
The technical team was first to arrive in Shanghai, for this final leg ...

Viagra's other benefits

Jan 3, 2006
A new study points to the possibility that erectile dysfunction drugs could help improve cognition in Alzheimer's patients. As Helen Palmer reports, the application could help revive flagging sales of ED drugs.

IT insecurity

Jan 3, 2006
Costly computer security breeches in 2005 have companies thinking about instituting an IT "Lockdown" this year. Janet Babin reports.

Caught in caste

Jan 3, 2006
Reporter Miranda Kennedy recalls how she was pressured into observing India's caste system against her will.

Iraqi woes

Jan 3, 2006
Part of the reason for Iraq's surging gas prices and electricity shortages are the ongoing attacks on the country's energy infrastructure. As Ben Gilbert reports, that's not likely to change any time soon.

Entrepreneurs fret

Jan 2, 2006
The dawn of 2006 brought a fresh round of concerns for the nation's entrepreneurs. Bill Poorman has the details.

Boomer retirement options

Jan 2, 2006
Author Steven Silbiger discusses retirement options for Baby Boomers with host Scott Jagow.

For public good, not for profit.

BCS cash register

Jan 2, 2006
College football's BCS Championship series begins today, and as Ethan Lindsey reports, it's as much about money as it is about football.

Gas mix price hikes

Jan 2, 2006
New regulations over gas formulations are likely to push prices at the pump back toward $3 a gallon. Stacey Vanek-Smith has more.

The 401k Follies

Dec 30, 2005
A recent survey reported almost 40 percent of people raided their company retirement account when they left their job. Cashing out of a 401k account might be a financial sin. But Marketplace's Scott Jagow found himself tempted to take a bite from forbidden fruit.