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Rush Limbaugh: If ad boycott expands, can he survive?Rush Limbaugh's inappropriate comments about a law student has caused at least 19 companies to pull their ads from his show. But his on-air survival probably depends on whether his listeners leave. 聽
Stanford found guilty in $7 billion Ponzi schemeThe Texas financier was convicted Tuesday on 13 counts of fraud and other charges.
Cloth diapers: worth the money and the messCloth diapers aren't as messy and time consuming as you think, and they're worlds cheaper (not to mention better for the planet) than disposable.
In powerhouse Germany, salaries for women lag behindAccording to an OECD report published this week, women working full-time in Germany make 21.6 percent less than men and hold substantially fewer top business positions.聽
Why Obama's recovery won't match up to Reagan'sGrowth was consistently much higher during the Reagan recovery than in the Obama recovery but exceeded it by a lot more during the phase when government spending increased equally than when spending rose in the Reagan recovery compared to the Obama recovery.
Construction spending perks upOn a month-to-month basis, total residential spending increased 1.78 percent from December and rose 6.73 percent above the level seen in January 2011.
Oreo cookie turns 100, celebrates with sprinklesOreo cookie turns 100 today, celebrating a century as the top-selling cookie in America. Nabisco has launched a limited edition "Birthday Cake" Oreo cookie in honor of the centennial.
Raising revenue at elite public universitiesCould public universities boost their endowments if it admitted more four-year students and fewer transfer students?- Africa Rising: First it was China, now the Gulf discovers the African marketA decade ago, many African economies seemed locked in stagnation. Now they are booming, and Gulf investors are moving in to take advantage of the growth.聽
Toyota Europe: Goodbye tsunami woes, hello growthToyota has put its post-tsunami production woes behind and now aims to boost its share in Europe, Toyota official says.
The service sector shows growthThe business activity index increased 5.21 percent since January but remained 6.43 percent below the level seen a year earlier.
Picking a new bank? Ignore freebies.Free items, like tote bags and hats, are a cheap way for banks to rope in customers without actually improving their account services.
Chevy Volt: Why is production being halted?Even though expectations were high for the Chevy Volt this year, things aren鈥檛 looking all that electrifying for the vehicle right now. High gas prices might change that.
Currency: Will Iceland go Loonie?Iceland is considering adopting the Canadian dollar as its national currency. It's an odd choice, but it could be an improvement.
US stocks slip on foreign worriesUS stocks faltered Monday on trouble in China and Greece. The Dow lost 14 points to close at 12962
Will nationalizing mines make South African poverty worse?South Africa has a 20 percent unemployment rate and rampant poverty, which will only get worse if the government begins interfering in mining operations.
Tax filing: Has IRS resolved its refund glitch?Tax filing electronically? You may have to聽 wait a little longer for your refund due to a glitch in the IRS's new electronic tax filing software.
Economy rebounds, but food stamp use still climbing227,922 recipients were added to the food stamps program in December 2011 鈥� a 5.52 percent increase since 2010.
A hard landing for China? Six top economists weigh in. China's economy grew 8.9 percent last quarter, the slowest pace in 2.5 years, and on Monday Premier Wen Jiabao cut the nation's growth target for 2012 to 7.5 percent, an eight-year low. Worries of a Chinese hard landing, defined as a sharp and sudden deceleration in growth, have gained momentum. However, China has been proactive in its efforts to prevent a hard landing. It has fine-tuned its policies to curb inflation, boost domestic consumption, and prevent a housing bubble. The Chinese government intervened heavily from 1989 to 1991 to cool its economy, causing real growth in gross domestic product to plunge to 4.1 percent in 1989, from 11.3 percent the previous year. It stepped in again in 1993. And some argue that this time around it's no different, and that the government knows exactly what it is doing. So we asked six top China analysts whether they saw a hard or soft landing scenario and what we should keep an eye on.
City 'command centers': Better than Twitter?IBM's latest product is "command centers" for mayors of cities around the world, to help them quickly get news and respond to the needs of their cities. Couldn't they just use Twitter?