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When it comes to vacations, the U.S. stinks

The U.S. is the only advanced economy in the world that doesn't guarantee workers any paid time off

Education In America

Degrees of Cost

CBS MoneyWatch special series: Why college tuition has gone through the roof and what you can do to keep the damage to a minimum

Cheap Clothes, Child Labor

CBS News goes undercover in a Bangladesh clothing factory

Holly Williams tours a factory in Bangladesh, finding unsafe conditions and child workers

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Rent Or Buy?

Top 10 cities where renting is better than buying

Buying a home isn't always a financially savvier option than renting, especially if it takes a decade to see any savings

Read: Read: The 5 biggest threats to the housing recovery

Economy

Bernanke: Tightening monetary policy now would hurt recovery

Federal Reserve chairman says that starting to withdraw support for the economy would be a mistake

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Wedding Season

Rent the cake? Unusual tips to cut your wedding bill

From the wedding dress to jewelry and yes, even the cake, a look at some unusual rental options that can save you cash

Most Powerful Women

Forbes names most powerful women 2013

Forbes magazine released their annual list of the world's 100 most power women

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Online learning gets fresh look from a heavyweight

Colleges have resisted online education, but an influential educator has some new research that could change people's minds

IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case

A court is probing Christine Lagarde's role in $520M payment to a flamboyant tycoon when she served as French prime minister

Stocks head lower, market on track for weekly loss

Both major indexes were down slightly, and a decline for the week would be the first since April 19

Endowment investing is not for everyone

Many investors, even individuals, want to copy the successful Yale model of investing, but it is not easily replicated

News Corp. board approves split, stock buyback

The division in effect separates the newspaper and publishing operations from the company's TV and movie properties

Durable goods orders jump 3.3 percent in April

Companies ordered more machinery and electronic products last month, typically signs of confidence

My company is ending OT pay, but not OT work

Most workers have few protections when a company decides to completely change their jobs

World stocks stabilize after big sell-off

Markets had dropped Thursday on concerns global growth is slowing and the Fed could start scaling back its monetary stimulus

Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO

Surprise move comes as the world's largest consumer-products maker tries to spur growth in the face of stiff global competition

Oil price falls on weak outlook for demand

American Petroleum Institute: U.S. crude oil stocks for April were at the highest inventory level for the month since 1981

Meat labels getting facelift under new USDA rules

They'll have to say where animal was born, raised, slaughtered, not just give country of origin; Industry groups protest, consumer groups cheer

Merck ends development of Parkinson's disease drug

Evidence from three late-stage clinical trials indicated preladenant was no more effective than a placebo

When it comes to vacations, the U.S. stinks

The U.S. is the only advanced economy in the world that doesn't guarantee workers any paid time off

Campbell Soup buys Plum Organics

Company moves into premium and organic baby food as consumers look beyond its soups for fresher foods

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