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Recession
Slow and steady returns
Mar 21, 2012
An investment portfolio owes its comeback to diversification and time.
How President Obama handled the recovery
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Adriene Hill
Mar 2, 2012
A new book explains why the Obama administration didn't go far enough to encourage economic recovery.
How skyscrapers reflect on economic health
Jan 11, 2012
A new study out by Barcalys Capital explores the ongoing connection between the world's tallest buildings, and the world's biggest financial collapses.
Front-row seat: The small business owner
Jan 6, 2012
New Jersey cabinet maker Kelly Conklin is seeing business return, and he's passing the good fortune on to his employees.
Could Europe be heading for a permanent recession?
Dec 13, 2011
The deal European leaders struck for greater fiscal unity could also stunt growth in the long-term.
Recession meanz Heinz
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Paddy Hirsch
Nov 18, 2011
Squeezed by rising commodities prices and falling demand in the U.S., Heinz is responding by appealing to cost-conscious consumers
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Job searches, style changes drive apparel sales
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Paddy Hirsch
Nov 16, 2011
Apparel sales are up, and this time it's men who are buying more. Retailers say the need to dress for job searches are driving men to shop more.
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"I Have Found a Flaw..."
Nov 8, 2011
These few words, a shocking admission at the time, were uttered by former chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, back in October 2008. ...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Obama defends U.S. spending on no-fly zone, consumer spending up 0.7% in February
Mar 28, 2011
Here are today's top headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Oil prices concern consumers, HBO taps job-strapped market
Mar 3, 2011
Unrest in Libya continues, and as stranded workers wait to return to their countries, Britain and France have volunteered aircraft to evacuate...