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  • Keeping up with the Joneses. Measuring the ROI on your advanced degree. And the latest on immigration reform.

  • Jobs report is same old, same old, but consumer confidence is up. Qatar draws is foreign spending spree to a close. And is the government tracking text messages? Should they?

  • Breaking down 'Fed Dread.' And catching up on the scoop of the day: Government surveillance of phone records.

  • Can a fallen drug be resurrected? The housing market is up and so are home decor magazines. And rising interest rates are challenging the old adage that bonds and bond funds are always a safe bet.

  • Bad news is good news for the markets. Would-be first-time homebuyers delay their purchase. And New York introduces new rating systems for teachers.

  • Apple goes to court over alleged e-book price fixing. Doctors seeks MBA's to grapple with health care reform. And alternative energies heat up in Africa.

  • Summer concert season kicks off and that means dollar signs for music industry. And is there such a thing as banking in the public interest?

  • 1.5 trillion calories disappear. Latin American art rakes in millions at auction. And Newsweek is on the auction block again.

  • Is the era of super-low mortgages over? Tornado victims worry first response donations won't cover long-term needs. And, as drought lowers the Colorado River, conserving water gains urgency.

  • McDonald's looks to slim down…its menu. Stock markets are still up in May. And why doesn't the MLB want baseball to be part of the Olympics?