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Small local businesses are good for your health

Thu, Feb 09 2012 at 12:59 PM EST

Study contradicts earlier findings that showed how large industries and retailers were good for local economies and health.

Best tax preparation software

Thu, Feb 09 2012 at 12:07 PM EST

To help you navigate through the best do-it-yourself tax preparation software on the market, we spotlight four popular publishers and what sets them apart.

Weight loss: A possible benefit of the recession?

Thu, Feb 09 2012 at 11:19 AM EST

Recessions are hardly ever tied with good news but The Great Recession may have had an unintended yet positive side to it.

Is a student loan debt crisis brewing?

Wed, Feb 08 2012 at 7:26 PM EST

A new survey looks at the growing student loan debt crisis in the nation.

Teens learn robotics as factories lack skilled workers

Wed, Feb 08 2012 at 4:28 PM EST

Schools and businesses are seeking to educate youngsters and unskilled workers about how the new U.S. manufacturing sector works.

Watch: CNN interviews Foxconn worker

Tue, Feb 07 2012 at 6:03 PM EST

Foxconn manufactures products for Apple, Microsoft and other tech companies.

Airline industry split widens over EU carbon 'tax' battle

Tue, Feb 07 2012 at 2:27 PM EST

Airlines struggle to meet the carbon emissions laws enacted by both their home countries and Europe. Some have called for a global set of standards.

'App Economy' is huge U.S. job creator

Tue, Feb 07 2012 at 2:22 PM EST

466,000 people work in the 'app economy', and experts predict this number will grow as smartphones and tablets become more and more popular.

Walmart launches 'Great For You' food label

Tue, Feb 07 2012 at 1:57 PM EST

The label appears on Walmart brand products that are healthier choices.

Redbox, Verizon team up to take on Netflix

Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 5:29 PM EST

The companies have formed a joint venture that will add an online streaming option to the 35,400 Redbox self-service vending machine.

Watch: Obama wants Congress to act on mortgage plan

Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 1:47 PM EST

The President's weekly address is a follow-up to his new mortgage plan announced earlier in the week.

Glencore 'ready to pay premium to acquire Xstrata'

Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 6:34 AM EST

Commodities trader Glencore is willing to offer a higher than expected premium to clinch its acquisition of global mining giant Xstrata.

Oil may hit $160 amid tension, Kuwait says

Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 3:18 AM EST

Oil prices could soar to as high as $160 a barrel if tension over an Iranian oil embargo persists or in the event of conflict.

January 2012 unemployment rate drops to 8.3%

Fri, Feb 03 2012 at 11:18 AM EST

The private sector added 257,000 new jobs in January.

Tips for green building

Thu, Feb 02 2012 at 4:17 PM EST

Here are a few ideas to help bring some green to your next building project.

Online grocery coupons for February 2012

Thu, Feb 02 2012 at 9:04 AM EST

Some of the best coupons for natural and organic products to be found online.

Glencore, Xstrata merger possible, combining mining and trading operations

Thu, Feb 02 2012 at 7:16 AM EST

Mining takeovers are accelerating as companies struggle to replace aging deposits and China's industrial growth stokes demand for construction, cars and appliances.

Facebook goes public, seeks to raise $5 billion in IPO

Thu, Feb 02 2012 at 5:00 AM EST

Investors came down with Facebook fever after the site filed to go public in the largest flotation ever by an Internet company on Wall Street.

Americans have left their frugal ways behind

Wed, Feb 01 2012 at 3:23 PM EST

As the economy seems to recover, Americans are returning to the morning lattes and keeping their cable and magazine subscriptions.

Causes founder Joe Green doesn't regret not helping Mark Zuckerberg launch Facebook

Wed, Feb 01 2012 at 1:32 PM EST

He bailed out of building Facebook, what has been famously called a '$400 million mistake.'