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Air Jordans spark fights, vandalism and pepper spray incident (VIDEO)
Air Jordans went on sale Friday. Shoppers lined up all night to purchase the coveted sneakers, but in some states fights broke out and police made arrests.
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SAT cheating scandal: Are stakes getting too high for college admission?
Six high school students in Great Neck, N.Y., are facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly paying $1,500 to $2,500 to Samuel Eshaghoff to take the SAT for them. Is the pressure to succeed too great?
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Home sales jump in August: why it's not enough to revive housing market
Even as home sales increased in August, median prices fell. Experts point to a 'shadow inventory' of homes that will eventually face foreclosure and say prices won't keep up with inflation for years.
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Obama payroll tax cuts: Economists differ on how many jobs they'd create
The proposed payroll tax cuts amount to about half of the Obama jobs plan. Some economists say the cuts could add a million jobs, others call the strategy a waste of money.
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Ten predictions for the 2010 economy
Will consumer spending move up and jobs grow apace in 2010? The answer depends on the economist you ask. A round up of the top predictions for the economy next year.
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If global recession is over, what will recovery look like?
Tepid but sustainable, is the most common answer. Growth in Asia will be the main driver, with help from a modest revival in the US.
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Growth in France, Germany boosts global economy
Exports, including to emerging markets such as China, helped the two countries turn in surprisingly strong numbers for the second quarter. Now, some say the global economic recession has ended.
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Bulls back as Dow closes above 9000
Companies in the S&P 500 index are beating profit expectations by about 10 percent in the second quarter.
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Fed’s treasury-bond gambit: mother of all rescue plans
As much as $1 trillion will lower long-term loan rates like mortgages but it raises the specter of inflation.
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US Treasury and the Fed: too close for comfort?
Some economists have reservations about recent moves to rescue the economy.
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How deep a recession?
The housing-bubble collapse makes recovery hard to predict.
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Global deflation risk grows
October saw one of only seven monthly drops in the core Consumer Price Index since 1947.
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Marriages follow the ups and downs of the economy
During tough economic times, couples find that financial problems can affect their marriage.
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A global war on inflation
Many nations have begun to tighten their credit reins in an effort to curb rising prices.
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Amid economic slowdown, signs of new world order
Emerging markets are helping buoy global growth.
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Mortgage mess: Who gets help and who pays?
Debate over what's fair and what's wise is likely to intensify as US tries to contain the crisis.
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Recession is a given. Can we avoid depression?
Economists wonder if the Bush administration is ideologically inclined to do what's needed to rescue economy.
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Banks' losses could put $900 billion squeeze on consumers
Troubled loans – from homes to cars – could trim economic growth by 1 percentage point, a new forecast says.
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China's economic growth can soften U.S. slump
Emerging economies are now big enough to help but not save Western giants.
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