Gold Prices Hit Record High Monday
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alexsl/iStockphoto.comCollege Graduates Struggle To Repay Loans
()The abysmal job market is making it hard for some to start making student loan payments, which come due this month for May graduates. A new law could ease the pain for some: It limits monthly payments to 15 percent of a graduate's income.
Tax Credit Helps Boost Home Sales 10.1 Percent
Sales of existing homes rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.1 million in October.
()Survey: Job Losses To Bottom Out In 1st Quarter
But even if hiring picks up next spring, a complete recovery of lost jobs isn't expected until 2012.
()AP News Wire: Business
IMF Chief: Global Economy Still Fragile()
The international economy is still fragile and vulnerable to shocks despite recent improvements in financial markets, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said. Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the worst of the economic crisis has passed but problems remain.
Media
GlobalPost: A New Experiment In Foreign Coverage()
In recent years, budgets for permanent foreign staffs have been slashed in all but a handful of newsrooms. GlobalPost, an upstart online news outlet that relies on a network of more than 70 part-time contributors in 50 countries, is making the case for a new for-profit model for covering the world.
Small Business Stays 'Attached' To Laid-Off Workers()
A Charlotte, N.C., construction firm is among an increasing number of small companies trying a strategy that makes the firing process a bit gentler. It's called "attached unemployment," a kind of temporary layoff aimed at softening the blow of job cuts.
Is Tax Deduction For Home Mortgages A Bad Idea?()
November 22, 2009 The tax deduction for mortgage interest is a cherished benefit for millions of Americans, but most economists think it's a bad idea. One of those economists, Dennis Ventry of the University of California-Davis, talks to host Guy Raz about the history of the deduction, and why the odds of changing it are so long.
