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Workers drill for oil in the Bakken shale formation outside Watford City, N.D., an area experiencing an oil boom.

Predictions Of 'Peak Oil' Production Prove Slippery

12:52pm October 18, 2014

by Marilyn Geewax

Just a few years ago, authors were predicting production would soon hit a peak and then decline. But since then, supplies have surged. So are the forecasters now slapping themselves in the head?

The Most Common Jobs For The Rich, Middle Class And Poor

4:38pm October 16, 2014

by Quoctrung Bui

What do people up and down the income ladder do for work?

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Stocks took a beating, with key indexes falling more than 2 percent before bouncing back slightly.

Turmoil Continues In Financial Markets As Dow Plunges

7:54pm October 15, 2014

by Jim Zarroli

Stocks took a beating on Wednesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 falling more than 2 percent before bouncing back slightly. Money flowed into safe haven investments such as U.S. Treasuries.

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Economy

The Holidays Bring A New Season For Credit Card Breaches

8:18pm October 14, 2014

by Charles Lane

Shoppers are heading into the heavy-spending season with no new credit safeguards in place. Experts say it'll be at least another year before the U.S. system moves beyond technology from the 1970s.

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How College Students Battled Textbook Publishers To A Draw, In 3 Graphs

1:18pm October 14, 2014

by David Kestenbaum

The price of new textbooks has gone through the roof. But what students spend on books has barely budged.

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The Manhattan-based headquarters of Charity: Water.

Economy

How Millennials Are Reshaping Charity And Online Giving

11:28am October 14, 2014

by Elise Hu

The generation now coming of age is spending — and giving — differently. New York-based Charity: Water gets it, and it's been a boon to its cause.

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Kmart says it has removed malware that had infected its checkout registers in stores. The company believes the malware may have been in place for about a month before it was detected.

Economy

Kmart Says Its Store Registers Were Hacked, Exposing Credit Cards

2:09pm October 11, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The Sears-owned company says it removed the malware after it was discovered Thursday. It announced the exposure late Friday, saying no personal data or PIN numbers were lost.

'Bad Paper' Explores The Underworld Of Debt Collection

11:47am October 11, 2014

In his new book, Jake Halpern looks at the industry, where having a criminal background is no barrier to entry. He explains debt buying and how little regulation gave rise to a chaotic marketplace.

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During the recession, middle-class and poor Americans gave more of their incomes to charity organizations than did the wealthy, according to a new study.

Some Americans Boosted Charitable Giving In Recession; The Rich Did Not

12:44pm October 07, 2014

by Bill Chappell

As times got tough, America's less-wealthy citizens grew more generous, according to a new study. But people making at least $200,000 a year cut the portion of their incomes they gave to charity.

Squaring Your Taxes And Your Health Insurance Subsidies

12:37pm October 07, 2014

by Michelle Andrews

How can spouses divide the tax credits they receive when they buy different health plans from an insurance marketplace? And what do they tell the IRS?