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How to kick-start gratitude – on Thanksgiving and year round

A Thanksgiving kick-start for gratitude: Four suggestions.

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit

The stranger-than-fiction story of the con man who found his way into some of America’s most elite circles.

West Africa Rising: Ivory Coast to begin exporting cocoa again soon

After a brief civil war that killed hundreds, Ivory Coast – the world's No. 1 producer of cocoa – will begin exporting the crop again. But has the country lost its edge to neighboring Ghana?

Why Ivory Coast's economic comeback could be brisk

Three economists interviewed by The Christian Science Monitor forecast Ivory Coast's annual economic growth to accelerate to an impressive 6 to 7 percent toward the end of 2011.

After the midterm elections, who will drive bipartisanship?

That question was raised at a 'meetup' of Monitor writers and readers last week. The answers were surprising.

GM IPO will sell all stock at once, says CEO

GM IPO: General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre says 'We want the government out. Period.'

Put off by the LeBron James spectacle? Here's a redeeming virtue.

Overlooked in the buzz over the NBA star's decision to exit Cleveland, and milk the announcement for prime-time ad dollars, is this news: LeBron James arranged to have all 'The Decision' proceeds donated to charity.

LeBron James show: a one-hour ticket to his fabulous universe

LeBron James can send shivers through the stock market and destroy Cleveland singlehandedly, it would seem. With his ESPN special Thursday, LeBron James is now taking athlete worship to a new level.

Heat wave: a good time to be selling pool supplies and sunscreen

Like winter blizzards, a summer heat wave favors certain segments of the economy. When it feels like Death Valley in New Jersey, air conditioners, kiddie pools, and fitness drinks sell like crazy.

Tesla Motors IPO seeks $244 million

Telsa Motors will be the first US auto company to go public in 50 years, when it begins selling stock to the public on Tuesday

Prince Harry throws out first pitch at New York Mets game

Prince Harry fired an unrecognizable pitch (but a pitch) to begin the Mets - Twins game on Saturday.

Slipping Dow rebounds to close above 10000 on unemployment report

After spending much of Friday below 10000, the market recovered lost ground amid positive news about unemployment. But the government-debt crisis in Greece is prompting investors to worry, again, about the health of the financial system.

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.

What will it take to bring back 7 million jobs?

With job losses this recession the worst since the 1930s, government stimulus can only do so much.

Bernanke says recession is technically over

But the Federal Reserve head, Ben Bernanke, also warns that the economy will still feel weak, in terms of jobs and wages, for some time.

From our files: An interview with Walter Cronkite

The Monitor spoke with the CBS anchorman, who died Friday, in a 1973 series of interviews with the three networks' broadcast journalists.

Though mixed, some signs of mid-year economic hope

Home prices down – but not as much as the month before

The slowing pace of decline suggests that the US housing market is moving toward stabilization.

Earth Talk: Orangutans' homes in the trees are threatened

Deforestation destroys the habitat of the largest animal to live primarily in trees.

EarthTalk: What is the ‘green cities’ movement?

Since 1970s, loose association of conservation-minded urban areas has grown up worldwide.

For Obama, the economy can't wait

His top priorities are stimulus proposals, the 'G-20' summit, and picking a Treasury chief.

Students eye cheaper colleges as crisis deepens

Nearly 6 in 10 are considering less prestigious schools in order to trim costs, a survey finds.

From gravel pit to inspired landscape

The landscape design at Storm King Art Center weaves sculptures and terrain into a harmonious whole.

From gravel pit to inspired landscape

The landscape design at Storm King Art Center weaves the museum's sculpture and terrain into a harmonious whole.