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How the American Man Spends Money
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What's a typical day in the life of a twentysomething man worth to the economy? Hundreds of billions of dollars
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What's a typical day in the life of a twentysomething woman worth to the economy? Hundreds of billions of dollars.
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What's a typical day in the life of a twentysomething man worth to the economy? Hundreds of billions of dollars
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A Florida scandal raises the question: Do value investors know what they're doing?
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The rich are different from the rest of us. They have more anxieties.
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Keynes waxed dire in 1932 when, in the midst of the Great Depression, he concluded the U.S. would "have to wait for stimulus from outside"
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That cash in your wallet won't last forever, so what happens to it when it needs to be replaced?
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Will the U.S. recovery be jeopardized if Republicans and Democrats don't agree on a budget by Friday?
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How do Americans actually spend their money on the products, large and small, that constitute what we've come to consider a typical day?
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A quick guide to the story and ongoing coverage from The Atlantic and National Journal
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China is leaving the world in a trail of dust at the auction houses. But are record-setting auction bids a leading indicator of economic collapse?
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It's not as complicated as it sounds. You can "back" it with gold, or mimic an I.O.U. for one hour's worth of work. All you need is a system other people can understand and, most importantly, trust.
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From identity theft to financial misdeeds, these locations are havens for fraudsters swindling unsuspecting citizens
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At the center of a perfect storm of boomer burnout, a brutal recession, and a rapidly changing industry, the mobile home retail market could be the worst industry in America. Here's why.
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If you're a household with two young children, meeting basic needs requires a salary three times the federal poverty line and nearly four times the federal minimum wage of $7.25.
James Fallows on Jerry Brown's second chance. Plus: the mystery of the second skeleton, how gay couples are getting marriage right, the end of the retail salesperson, and more.
