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  • The economy through energy use 

    The economy through energy use

    Southern Co. CEO Thomas Fanning shares what his company's energy usage statistics can reveal about the nation's fiscal health.

    FORTUNE - Nov 9 2011 3:58 PM ET
  • Alabama county votes to file for bankruptcy

    Commissioners in Alabama's Jefferson County have voted to file for bankruptcy after being laid low a billion-dollar sewer deal gone bad.

    CNNMONEY - Nov 9 2011 7:25 PM ET
  • Bernanke: We are not insulated from Europe 

    Bernanke: We are not insulated from Europe

    Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told marines at Texas' Ft. Bliss the U.S. cannot escape the consequences of Europe's crisis.

    CNNMONEY - Nov 10 2011 4:04 PM ET
  • Playing self-defense as Europe falters 

    Playing self-defense as Europe falters

    As Greece's debt concerns bleed into Italy, investment manager Jim Awad says investors will flock to U.S. bonds for safety.

    CNNMONEY - Nov 9 2011 10:00 AM ET
  • Postal Service deal clears Senate panel

    Postal Service deal clears Senate panel

    A Senate panel passed a bipartisan deal to save the Postal Service, but with a change that strips a proposal that may have saved the postal service $15 billion.

    CNNMONEY - Nov 9 2011 4:52 PM ET
  • IEA sees danger in rising oil, coal use

    International Energy Agency says the world is embarking on oil and coal projects and will 'lock itself into an insecure, inefficient and high-carbon energy system.'

    CNNMONEY - Nov 9 2011 2:24 PM ET
  • What tree growers want for Christmas: a 'tax'

    What tree growers want for Christmas: a 'tax'

    A new 15-cent Christmas tree 'tax' backed by the Obama administration will fund a marketing campaign to promote fresh cut trees. But critics' outcry leads to a delay.

    CNNMONEY - Nov 9 2011 4:23 PM ET
  • Outsource your errands to a TaskRabbit 

    Outsource your errands to a TaskRabbit

    Sites like TaskRabbit and Zaarly let users outsource their everyday errands to people looking to make some quick cash.

    CNNMONEY - Nov 9 2011 1:37 PM ET
  • 2012 candidates slip on Econ 101

    2012 candidates slip on Econ 101

    Econ 101 professors say there is a fundamental disconnect between what's happening in the real economy, policies that could help, and the discussion heard on the campaign trail.

    CNNMONEY - Nov 9 2011 5:47 AM ET
  • China's rapid inflation cools

    China's rapid inflation cools

    The Chinese government is getting just what it aimed for: lower inflation, while still maintaining robust economic growth.

    CNNMONEY - Nov 8 2011 9:31 PM ET
 
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