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Making the most of your magazine subscriptions
When it comes to magazines, keep an eye on how much you are reading, and whether or not a particular subscription enriches your life in some way.
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Goldman Sachs: Superstar firm falls back to Earth
Goldman Sachs posts higher-than-expected loss of $428 million. Quarterly loss is only the second since the firm went public.
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Social Security recipients see 3.5 percent raise
Social Security recipients have not received a raise since 2009. That is set to change in 2012, when Social Security checks will be about 3.5 percent more than the last two years.
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Where is Apple headed after Steve Jobs? Apple CEO offers his vision.
In his first quarterly report since the passing of founder Steve Jobs, Apple CEO Tim Cook explained why revenues were down from last quarter and what the future holds for Apple.
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Occupy Wall Street braces for Nor'easter: Hunker down or flee?
The Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York have weathered criticism and a bid to roust them from their Zuccotti Park home. Now, a 'nasty' Nor'easter is set to blow through Wednesday.
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Republican debates have lots of viewers, but no answers
Tonight’s Republican debate may attract lots of viewers. It need not capture their minds.
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Stocks rise on hopes for progress in Europe
The Dow rose 180 points to 11577 during another day of wild swings for the stock market
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Greece: Huge protests loom over austerity
Massive protests planned for Wednesday are first of three key events this week that will test Greece's resolve to deal with its debt crisis.
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Student loan debt: 'Occupy' movement's weakest talking point
The Occupy Wall Street movement is complex and raises many legitimate issues. Student loan debt is not one of them.
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Calling it a day in the 24/7 workplace
The Monitor's language columnist turns to a radio metaphor as she looks for a new term to signal the end of the workday.
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Why Republicans want to save parts of the Obama jobs bill
The Senate rejected the Obama jobs bill last week, but both Senate Democrats and House Republicans are trying to resurrect parts of it. Problem is, they can't agree on which parts.
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Annual PPI: Wholesale prices rose in September
Annual PPI – a gauge of wholesale prices – rises to 6.9 percent. But without energy and food, core annual PPI up only 2.5 percent.
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Gold falls; still a good investment
In the near term, things are actually looking up for the gold market, which didn't lose as much as expected
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October unemployment rate to fall below 9 percent, predicts Gallup
The Gallup unemployment survey isn't the same as the Labor Department unemployment index, but it's close. Will this come up in the GOP presidential debate Tuesday night?
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Private sector vs public sector: A study in pizza
If the government were more cost-effective, would more moderate Republicans be "pro-government"?
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Chinese yuan's new global challenge to the dollar
Chinese yuan, pegged to the dollar until not long ago, is turning into a global reserve currency.
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Grace Potter, of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, promotes fair trade
Grace Potter and musician Michael Franti will be performing live from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday on Green Mountain Coffee's Facebook page.
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AARP's offensive new ad campaign
AARP's new ad campaign deems Social Security and Medicare benefits off limits. But would most members agree with that position if they understood it was just insuring that even more of the debt would be shifted to their children and grandchildren?
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Why Occupy Wall Street and Democratic pols aren't exactly pals
A month into the Occupy Wall Street protests, the Democratic Party's embrace of the movement can best be described as friendly, but loose. Both sides, it turns out, are wary of a close alliance.
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Moody's: France could lose AAA rating
Moody's France rating could be put on notice because of weak growth. After warning from Moody's, France Finance Minister Baroin said 2012 growth could be lower than estimated.
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What Occupy Wall Street protesters don't understand
Protesters are right that income inequality is a major problem. But many on the Left support policies that would exacerbate that problem.
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Social Security: seniors to see COLA increase in 2012
After an unprecedented two years of no cost-of-living adjustment, Social Security is poised to boost payments in January, a private group calculates. Social Security COLA will be between 3.5 and 3.7 percent.
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The most commonly misunderstood fact about the job market
Small businesses account for a minority of both workers and payrolls, and are not the primary engine of job growth.
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Stocks fall as Germany cools hopes for debt deal
Stocks had their worst drop in two weeks after German leaders cast doubt on how fast the debt deal process would be. The Dow dropped 247 points to close at 11397.
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Dan Wheldon crash jars IndyCar future
Dan Wheldon death stalls momentum that struggling IndyCar series needed to rebuild in 2012. Now, focus will shift to what caused Dan Wheldon crash.
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