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Used car dealers aren't clunker crazy
Aug 7, 2009
Cash for Clunkers is being refueled with $2 billion. Dealerships are anxious for the program to go forward. Car sales are up because of the plan. But Stacey Vanek-Smith reports not every car lot is clunker crazy.
Workplace keeping its employees well
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Alex Cohen
Aug 12, 2009
Employers may be cutting back on budgets and staff, but what they're keeping they're making sure is in top form. Wellness programs from cholesterol screenings to yoga classes are thriving in the workplace. Alex Cohen reports.
Do credit counselors actually work?
Aug 14, 2009
If you're in debt you might hear advice to go to a credit counselor. But MSN Money columnist Liz Pulliam Weston has been looking into the success rates of those debt-management plans and has found that all too often they don't work.
Kids and money: FAQ
Nov 10, 2009
What's the best way to handle giving an allowance? How do you introduce kids to the concept of credit? We asked people in the Public Insight Network these and other common questions relating to kids and money.
Better medical diagnoses, lower costs
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Kai Ryssdal
Aug 24, 2009
There's no shortage nowadays of ideas for how to bring down the high cost of medical care. Dr. Lisa Sanders says we ought to be looking more at the point where patients first enter the medical system. She talks with Kai Ryssdal.
Bustling has slowed for online stores
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Dan Grech
Jul 14, 2009
The increased competition among online stores has forced many e-retailers to slash their prices. That's hurt month-to-month sales growth, which has been negative since February. Dan Grech looks into which Web stores are holding up.
"Febezzlement"
Jun 29, 2009
I was doing research and I came on a talk given by Charles Munger, the long-time partner of Warren Buffett. I had read the speech given at the...
JC Penney sets up shop in Manhattan
Jul 30, 2009
In Manhattan, high-end retailers rule the scene. But now one mid-priced chain with Midwestern roots is opening up a shop at a time when cash-strapped New Yorkers just might take notice. Kaomi Goetz reports.
Africa resists lure of tobacco companies
Aug 3, 2009
International tobacco companies are cultivating millions of new smokers in Africa and other developing nations. Now the continent is a battleground between tobacco companies and the activists who want to stop them. Gretchen Wilson reports.
Borrow to buy land?
Jun 8, 2009
Question: My husband is the primary income, and I work 12 to 15 hours per week from home while I take care of the kids. We have a 5 month emergency...