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How to ignore grocery stores’ covert marketing
Smart shoppers can save money by knowing how supermarkets try to affect their buying habits. Full story
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10 percent is tougher than it used to be
With higher debt, less savings and ballooning health costs the jobless now are in worse straits than the early 80s — the last time unemployment hit 10 percent. Full story
Nice rally, sad to see it go
Volatility is back, a signal to some the powerful rally started in early March may be coming to an end. Story
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Stocks close slightly higher on jobless data
Stocks posted a modest gain after the Labor Department said the unemployment rate topped 10 percent in October for the first time since 1983, but also that the pace of job losses slowed.
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Could health care reform lead to hidden taxes?
To pay for the near trillion-dollar health-care system overhaul, many outside the White House believe the middle class will not be spared when it comes to hidden taxes.
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China promises billions in aid, loans to Africa
China's premier pledged $10 billion in concessional loans to African nations and said Beijing would cancel the government debts of some of the poorest of those countries
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CEO lays out ambitious Chrysler road map
Chrysler's new chief executive, Sergio Marchionne of Italy's Fiat, says he is not "promising a miracle," but his ambitious turnaround plan for the automaker is raising eyebrows.
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Review: Toyota Venza falls short
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Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books.
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Homebuilders hunting for land again
The housing bust left homebuilders with plenty of red ink on their books. But now they are on the hunt again, vying for choice parcels where prices are cheap.
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Housing’s long road back
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Your Career: Turning dreams into reality
Is passion enough to fuel your career dreams?
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How to ignore grocery stores’ covert marketing
If you ever leave the grocery store with a slight sense of bewilderment at what you've just bought, you are not alone.
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Calculating the cost of care
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The real unemployment rate
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You’re fired! How to get rid of bad customers
Entrepreneurs show clients the door for many reasons, especially if they are unprofitable or a pain to deal with.
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Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books.
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