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Military and Energy: The General

Aug 29, 2011
This week Marketplace airs a special series on the U.S. military and energy, and the quest to "unleash us from the tether of fuel." Among the v...

Junior bankers feel disappointed with their jobs, pay

Aug 26, 2011
A final note. I was reading about a young investment banker a while back, complaining that he works such long hours with so little time off, his ...

Consumer confidence still sliding

Aug 26, 2011
Confidence among U.S. consumers dropped in August to the lowest level since November 2008.. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan final index...

Ben Bernanke: Fed can't fix economy

Aug 26, 2011
It's time for your close-up, Ben Bernanke. All eyes were on the Federal Reserve chairman as he delivered a speech from a conference in Jackson H...

Bernanke's meanderings: need a map?

Aug 26, 2011
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said a lot today, And at the same time, said very little. The business world waited all week to hear what Bernanke wou...

Jewelry thieves get 'clowned' by fool's gold

Aug 25, 2011
A final note. The price of gold's been slipping for several days now, but that doesn't mean it's lost its allure. Police are investigating an ar...

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So, is Bank of America safe now?

Aug 25, 2011
The news today that Warren Buffett made a $5 billion investment in Bank of America lifted the company's stock, along with most of the financial s...

An illustrated history of Apple's products and executives

Aug 24, 2011
Apple has had a long history of executive changes mixed in with its key product releases. View an illustrated timeline that charts these events against the company's stock price.

Girl Scouts has new CEO

Aug 24, 2011
A final note. The Girl Scouts says it's seen a 55 percent rise in the number of Hispanic girls who've joined the group over the past decade. And ...