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Fans cheer on Carl Edwards as he wins Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Phoenix.

Dollars and Sense: Phoenix rises from the ashes of economic doldrums

Money |  Regional reports. On assignment for WORLD, I’ve been in Tennessee, Colorado, and Arizona this week. I flew into Phoenix, the largest city in the state, and…

Bernanke near his office in the Federal Reserve building in Washington
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The house that Ben built

Economy |  Behind Washington fights between the White House and Congress over taxes and spending, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has pursued a high-risk strategy…

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday.

Dollars and Sense: How did we fare in February?

Money |  February fades. When you consider everything we’ve been through, February ended better than we had a right to expect. When you consider the fiscal cliff…

A man prepares to gas up his truck for $3.79 a gallon at an Exxon station in El Dorado, Ark., Wednesday.

Dollars and Sense: Gas prices, real estate recovery, stock market stalls, and Europe decline

Money |  Pinch at the pump. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline hit $3.78 on Thursday, according to AAA. That number represents a 15 cent jump in the…

Patient for profits
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Patient for profits

Money |  Christian business people investing in developing countries seek a ‘triple bottom line’

President Obama speaks to workers and guests at the Linamar Corporation plant in Arden, N.C., Wednesday.

Dollars and Sense: Market high, M&A up, earnings strong, and employment brightens

Money |  SOTU fails to stir. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has for the past couple of weeks settled above the technical and psychological resistance level of 14,000…

Traders Robert Charmak, left, and Gregory Rowe, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Dollars and Sense: The ‘Great Rotation,’ S&P lawsuit, market volatility, and the Dell deal

Money |  The Great Rotation. Have you wondered why the stock markets are at near record highs even though the economy has remained sluggish for the past couple of…

UNION FADE: A school bus driver stands in a picket line outside of a bus depot in New York
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Striking out

Money |  The long and steady descent of labor unions continues

Traders enjoy a light moment on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.

Dollars and Sense: January was sunny, but ominous clouds loom on the horizon

Money |  January ends. The first month of the year is behind us, and from the stock market’s perspective it was a good month. The Dow was up 5.8 percent for the…

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday.

Dollars and Sense: Stocks, housing, and manufacturing stronger, but Europe still jittery

Money |  Editor's Note: Introducing a new roundup of the week's financial news, which will be posted each Friday. Stocks strong. We’re now well into earnings season on…

RISING CONSTRUCTION COSTS: The Washington Monument framed in a construction crane at the future site of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Boom town

Money |  Deficit spending prospers the Washington, D.C., metro area as the rest of the nation struggles

Sen. Pat Toomey
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March madness

Money |  Debt ceiling fight is next showdown in Congress that lurches from crisis to crisis

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