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November 13, 2007
You wouldn’t know it from the gloomy media coverage, but the stock market is up for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is up a little over 5 percent for the year, but its volatility has been something of a…
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November 12, 2007
Another day, another weak dollar story.
CBS Business Correspondent Anthony Mason gave viewers a one-sided report about what the weak dollar means to the U.S. economy on the November 12 “The…
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November 12, 2007
Talk about a contradiction.
Maria Bartiromo, described by The Wall Street Journal as “the face of CNBC,” delivered a worried report about the U.S. economy and the possibility of recession on…
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November 9, 2007
If CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta had his way, when you unwrapped your new iPod or iPhone this Christmas, there might be the following warning label:
“SURGEON GENERAL’S…
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November 8, 2007
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before the Congressional Joint Economic Committee on November 8, but had to face criticism from Republican presidential candidate and Texas congressman Ron Paul.
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November 8, 2007
We can breathe a sigh of relief now that we know who’s winning the battle of the sexes in combating global warming.
The November 10 issue of New Scientist magazine reported a study by Gerd…
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November 7, 2007
News story after news story has warned of the dangers to the housing market. The Democratic response is more regulation. CNBC’s Jim Cramer blasted that strategy in his “Stop Trading” November 7 “Street Signs” segment. He…
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November 7, 2007
This just in: energy drinks could pose dangers to “people out there who have preexisting heart problems,” but they’re still trying to figure that out.
“Well, we have another warning about those…
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November 8, 2007
CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer took on New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo for the second day in a row on the November 8 “Today.”
“This is all … the barn door, the horse has left,”…
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November 2, 2007
The stock markets might be a little skittish, but you can’t blame employment for that.
A Labor Department release November 2 showed a gain of 166,000 jobs in October and an unemployment rate…