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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

by Warren Cole Smith

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…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/dollars_and_sense_phoenix_rises_from_the_ashes_of_economic_doldrums]

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

by Warren Cole Smith

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…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/the_house_that_ben_built]

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

Dollars and Sense: How did we fare in February?

by Warren Cole Smith

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…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/dollars_and_sense_how_did_we_fare_in_february]

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

by Warren Cole Smith

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…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/dollars_and_sense_gas_prices_real_estate_recovery_stock_market_stalls_and_europe]

Patient for profits
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Patient for profits

by Warren Cole Smith

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/patient_for_profits]

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

by Warren Cole Smith

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…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/dollars_and_sense_market_high_m_a_up_earnings_strong_and_employment_brightens]

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

by Warren Cole Smith

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…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/dollars_and_sense_the_great_rotation_s_p_lawsuit_market_volatility_and_the_dell_]

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

by Warren Cole Smith

Money |  The long and steady descent of labor unions continues

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/striking_out]

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

by Warren Cole Smith

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…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/financial_week_in_review_january_was_sunny_but_ominous_clouds_loom_on_the_horizo]

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

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

by Warren Cole Smith

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…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/financial_week_in_review_stocks_housing_and_manufacturing_stronger_but_europe_st]

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

by Warren Cole Smith

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/boom_town]

Sen. Pat Toomey
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March madness

by Warren Cole Smith

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/march_madness]

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