Oct 24, 2006

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JetBlue decelerates

by Jeff Tyler

Oct 24, 2006

Discount airline JetBlue today reported flat quarterly earnings and announced it would scale back expansion plans. So why did shares take off? Jeff Tyler explains why slow growth sounds good on Wall Street.

Stock tip spam scam

by Amy Scott

Oct 24, 2006

Does it seem like you've been getting a lot of e-mails promising hot new stock tips lately? You're probably going to see more and more of this spam filling up your inbox — because it's working. Amy Scott reports.

Cotton subsidies hamper trade relations

by Gretchen Wilson

Oct 24, 2006

The WTO made U.S. cotton subsidies illegal two years ago, but American farmers are still getting checks. African nations aren't happy about the imbalance and that's cooling wider trade talks. Gretchen Wilson reports.

Who's paying for all that campaigning?

by John Dimsdale

Oct 24, 2006

It's two weeks to Election Day and with so many competitive Congressional races up for grabs, it's shaping up to be the most expensive midterm election ever. John Dimsdale looks at who's footing the bill.