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A Famous Victory

Robert Zevin | Posted 03.24.2013 | Business
Read More: Fiscal Cliff, Federal Budget Deficit, Debt Ceiling, Central Banks, Japan Economy, Europe Economy, Japa Shinzo Abe, Shinzo Abe, America Economy, Business News
Robert Zevin

The curtain has come down after Act I of the Fiscal Cliff. Some critics have proclaimed it a victory for the president over his Republican enemies. If it was a victory, it was an expensive one.

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America Stuck on the Couch

Zack Exley | Posted 08.25.2012 | Politics
Read More: Economy, US Innovation, America Economy, America Industry, US Industry, US Economy, American Industry, American Economy, Politics News
Zack Exley

America is stuck on the couch, remote in one hand, bowl of ice cream or beer in the other. I'm not talking about the American people themselves being on their couches. It's our whole economy and society that's stuck on the couch, metaphorically.

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Shop Smarter -- And Smaller -- This Christmas

Sarah Wexler | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Holiday Season, Christmas Shopping, Consumer Spending, Shopping, Happiness, Christmas Gifts, Consumerism, America, Holiday Shopping, American Consumerism, Economy, Mall of America Shopping, The Mall of America, America Economy, Healthy Living News
Sarah Wexler

Americans tend to over-consume, which is especially true over the holidays -- from gorging ourselves on Christmas cookies to spending ourselves into debt on presents.

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