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A rainbow over the sea in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.
Bankrupt In Paradise
()The public pension fund of a U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean recently filed for bankruptcy. If the case is allowed to proceed, it could have major implications for retirees all across the U.S.
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California's Facebook Windfall()
May 18, 2012 Mark Zuckerberg will owe nearly $200 million in California state taxes after the IPO. Facebook shareholders will pay roughly 20 percent of personal income taxes in the state this year.
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More Breweries. Less Beer.()
May 17, 2012 Thousands of small breweries have sprung up in the past few decades, even as overall beer production has declined a bit. That could be a model for other U.S. manufacturers.
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For $75, This Guy Will Sell You 1,000 Facebook 'Likes'()
May 16, 2012 People are gaming Facebook's system. That could hurt the company's business prospects.
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Pizza Delicious Bought An Ad On Facebook. How'd It Do?()
May 16, 2012 What happened when two guys who sell pizza out of a window in New Orleans decided to buy a Facebook ad — and what it says about the state of social-media advertising.
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50 Years Of Government Spending, In 1 Graph()
May 14, 2012 Of each dollar the federal government spends, how much goes to health care? How much goes to defense? How much goes to other programs? And how has spending changed over time?
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The 'Whale Sized' Loophole In A New Finance Rule()
May 14, 2012 A new rule is supposed to ban banks from making speculative bets. But JPMorgan's $2 billion trading loss illustrates the challenge of putting the rule into effect.
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JPMorgan's $2 Billion Loss, Explained()
May 11, 2012 JPMorgan's "many errors, sloppiness and bad judgment" will hurt the bank's reputation and bolster support for rules limiting banks' ability to make speculative bets.
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The Ideas America Sells To The World()
May 10, 2012 U.S. exports aren't limited to stuff. We also sell billions of dollars worth of ideas to people around the world.
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