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By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:50 AM ET

Victoria's Secret really knows how to enhance its best products. Read More

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By Chaniga Vorasarun | Mon Nov 2, 2009 7:39 PM ET

The talk about money. Not sex. Though you should probably talk to them about that, too. Read More

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By Chaniga Vorasarun | Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:29 AM ET

A small town finds jobs in an unlikely place. Read More

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By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:08 PM ET

One Florida town is nuts about getting its mail. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:17 PM ET

The newly minted Institute for New Economic Thinking asks some really smart people to think again. Read More

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By Chaniga Vorasarun | Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:12 PM ET

One investment fund says women are a safer bet than men. Read More

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By Darragh Worland | Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:38 PM ET

A calendar depicting the effects of the past year's recession and credit crunch on the British economy is flying off the shelves. Read More

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By Ben Corbett | Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:50 PM ET

Facing severe water and energy shortages caused by El Niño, Venezuelans deal with myriad cutbacks in consumption. Read More

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By Kendall Hunter | Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:43 PM ET

A group of wealthy Germans sign a petition in support of a wealth tax to support programs like the education and environment. Read More

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By Chaniga Vorasarun | Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:12 PM ET

For some, the Great Depression wasn't all doom and gloom. Read More

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