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Military and Energy: The General
by
Scott Tong
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
by
Bob Moon
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
by
Paddy Hirsch
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?
by
Paddy Hirsch
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
by
Bob Moon
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?
by
Paddy Hirsch
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
by
Matt Berger
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
by
Bob Moon
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 ...