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  • We all tell little lies -- politeness practically dictates that we do. But there are some serious consequences when even small lies enter your resume.
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    We all tell little lies — politeness practically dictates that we do. But there are some serious consequences when even small lies enter your resume.

  • Host Drew Carey speaks during a segment of 'The Price Is Right' in Los Angeles.
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    Tess Vigeland takes us behind the scenes at CBS's "The Price Is Right" to see how contestants are chosen.

  • American tax law would tax the fair market value -- not the retail value -- of this Porsche Carerra 911 that Maria Sharapova won at her income tax rate if she filed her taxes in the U.S.
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    Winning big could saddle you with some serious debt. Tax expert Louis Barajas explains.

  • The city of Stockton, Calif. has been hit hard by the financial crisis. With the city on the verge of bankruptcy, residents share what it's like when your town is teetering on the brink.

  • May 18, 2012

    An app too far?

    Apple's new Apple Store self-checkout app has Wired.com columnist Lore Sjoberg worried.

  • Think your commute is long? Turns out a rapidly growing number of commuters are flying to get to work.

  • Investors growing more risk averse
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    Host Tess Vigeland talks with CBS/MoneyWatch's Jill Schlesinger and Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch about why investors have been slow to return to the markets after a succession of financial calamities.

  • An old investing maxim is taken to task.

  • Is higher education a right?
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    The value of outstanding student loans in America just past the $1 trillion mark, we sat down with economists Robert Reich and Neal McCluskey to discuss America's newest crisis.

  • Letters: Creating a paper trail
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    Our weekly dive into the mail bag, and L.A. Times personal finance columnist David Lazarus helps a caller with a question about record-keeping.