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Dec 8, 2014

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Airing on Monday Dec. 8, 2014: Are big drug companies finally being persuaded to research new antibiotics as opposed to more profitable drugs for cancer and chronic conditions? Plus, Cosmopolitan and CoverGirl just announced their joint sponsorship of New York Time Square’s New Year’s Eve celebrations for 2015. Finally, the dollar is up. Which is great, isn’t it? Well, maybe not if you’re an emerging economy.

 

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Going on a therapeutic shopping spree

by Dan Gorenstein
Dec 8, 2014
Historically, flexible spending accounts had to be emptied by year's end. But you can roll over $500 to next year.
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Cosmo and CoverGirl team up on New Year's Eve

by Adam Allington
Dec 8, 2014
Expect to witness "experiential advertising" while waiting for the ball to drop.
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Why a strong dollar's a dud for indebted foreign firms

by Stan Alcorn
Dec 8, 2014
The dollar is up. Great news, right? Maybe not if you’re an emerging economy.
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Merck invests in new antibiotics

by Scott Tong
Dec 8, 2014
Pharmaceutical companies have stayed away from developing new antibiotics even though deaths from drug-resistant infections are rising.
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Santa Claus' estimated salary for 2014

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 8, 2014
Billions and billions of customers served.
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Jeff Bezos on the best gift he's ever received

by Nancy Farghalli
Dec 8, 2014
Just in time for the holidays, we're reviving our series "Best Gift Ever."
Of the 13 finalists, none passed muster.
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
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Starbucks, potential tech juggernaut?

by Queena Kim and Raghu Manavalan
Dec 8, 2014
Starbucks is rolling out Powermat wireless phone chargers in stores across the country.
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Can the Democratic Republic of Congo rebound?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 8, 2014
Over the past few decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been hit hard by war, currency instability and corruption.
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Tell us about your best gift ever

by Marketplace Staff
Dec 15, 2014
We're bringing back a classic holiday feature, and we want to hear from you.
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Airing on Monday Dec. 8, 2014: Are big drug companies finally being persuaded to research new antibiotics as opposed to more profitable drugs for cancer and chronic conditions? Plus, Cosmopolitan and CoverGirl just announced their joint sponsorship of New York Time Square’s New Year’s Eve celebrations for 2015. Finally, the dollar is up. Which is great, isn’t it? Well, maybe not if you’re an emerging economy.

 

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