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GDP Shrank At 5.5 Percent Pace In 1Q

Economic Slide Not As Bad As Initial Report Of 5.7 Percent Rate Of Decline



4 Big Predictions For The U.S. Economy

The Global Landscape Has Changed For Good. Here Are Our Biggest Predictions For After The Shakeout

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Accused Texas Swindler Expected In Court

R. Allen Stanford Indicted On 21 Counts Of Fraud; Faces Up To 250 Years In Prison



Dow Plunges 200 Points Amid Global Worries

Bleak Forecast For World Economy Sends Stocks Tumbling To Lowest Level This Month





The Uncomfortable Truths Of Fatherhood

In New Book, Financial Writer Michael Lewis Examines His Uneasy Relationship With His Father - And His Own Three Children

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Recession Squeezing Romance From Weddings

Economic Slowdown Causing Many To Pledge To Spend Less On A Big Bash

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Can You Afford to Retire ... Ever?

The "New Normal" Retirement Starts at 67, not 62



Life After Debt: Rethinking Investments

Americans Have Lost $2 Trillion In Retirement Savings Since Nov; Now They're Asking What To Do With What's Left

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Fed Issues More Upbeat Outlook On Economy

Leaves Key Interest Rates Unchanged, Saying Recession Is Easing And Inflation Not A Major Concern



Beware Fake "Cash for Clunkers" Sites

Gov't Warns Of Possible Fraud As Unofficial Web Sites Seek Info From Consumers Trading-In Gas-Guzzlers



Abercrombie's "Look Policy" Under Fire

Former British Employee With Prosthetic Arm Sues Retailer For Alleged Discrimination



Fed May Tweak Economic Recovery Programs

Big Changes Unlikely At Federal Reserve Meeting; May Consider Slowing U.S. Purchase Of Debt



Billionaire Stanford Returned To Texas

Disgraced Financier To Make First Federal Court Appearance Thursday



Cigna Whistleblower to Testify

Former Health Insurance Executive Expected to Testify on Capitol Hill


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Children Of The Recession

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Obama Auto Industry Plan

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Events pertaining to the insurance giant since it began receiving massive amounts of cash from the U.S. government.


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