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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.
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.
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.
Bad debt still holds Barclays back
Aug 3, 2009
Britain's second-largest bank, Barclays, is reporting about $5 billion in profits for the first half of the year. But despite strong earnings, it's still battling bad debt. Christopher Werth reports.
Morning Reading
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Scott Jagow
Jul 31, 2009
The economy sagged less than expected last quarter. But AIG might be in much bigger trouble than we thought. Plus, an argument for getting rid of...
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.
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.
Madoff victims react to verdict
Jun 29, 2009
Bernard Madoff was sentenced today to 150 years in prison for his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. We hear from some of his victims who were on hand for the ruling.
"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...
Is Fed inaction a good thing?
Jun 24, 2009
The Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates near zero, and didn't announce any new bailouts or loan programs. So, what exactly did the Fed have to say after it ended its two-day meeting? John Dimsdale reports.