Dec 20, 2019

Pining for the perfect Christmas tree

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Congress's retirement overhaul incentivizes the use of annuities. The era of tax-free online purchases is over. You can thank the 10-year-old recession and bad weather for your expensive Christmas tree.

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An eBay representative shows customers the eBay app at a holiday market in Denver in 2017.

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Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Swing Shift

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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