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Exxon's growing reliance on expensive oil
March 12, 2010Exxon Mobil outlined plans Thursday that rely heavily on oil from tough to reach places, extracting it from the depths of the ocean, the frozen Arctic and the tar sands in Canada's frozen tundra.
Some nurses paid more than family doctors
March 12, 2010Despite the growing shortage of family doctors in the United States, medical centers last year offered higher salaries and incentives to specialist nurses than to primary care doctors, according to an annual survey of physicians' salaries.
Trying to flunk banks out of college
March 12, 2010President Obama has been waging a war with banks over who gets to dole out cheap student loans backed by the federal government.
Households recovering from economic freefall
March 12, 2010The net worth of American households increased slightly during the final three months of 2009, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.
Financial reform bill coming from Democrats
March 12, 2010Senate Democrats on banking panel plan to release and start working on a financial overhaul bill next week, without Republican support.
Why the U.S. can't inflate its way out of debt
March 12, 2010It's dawning on people that getting a handle on burgeoning U.S. debt will be a long and hard process.
Brighter outlook for international airlines
March 12, 2010The international airline business is improving, said an industry group Thursday, and while losses are still expected for 2010, they should be half the size previously forecast.
Fast food chains face tomato famine
March 12, 2010Fast food joints are scrambling to find alternate sources for one of America's favorite sandwich toppings after a winter freeze took a huge bite out of Florida's tomato harvest.
Trusting science on climate change
March 12, 2010Those beating the global warming drum have sure taken a few lumps lately.
11 quirky budget cuts
March 12, 2010From police horse to fireworks to wrangling stray chickens, these cash-strapped cities are eliminating all kinds of services.
