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Stocks surge on latest hopes for Fed

Is Ben Bernanke about to take away the punch bowl? Not according to investors

Real Estate

10 cheapest U.S. cities for buying a home

House-hunting? These 10 towns and cities offer the lowest median home prices in the country

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Being Productive

6 things that feel productive, but aren't

Just because you're busy doesn't mean you're getting anything done

Big Brother

Marketers want to watch you watch their ads

Here's looking at you, kid. Marketers seek ways to keep an eye, literally, on consumers, watching how they react to ads

Read: A day in the life of Big Brother

Start Your Engines

Will higher gas prices curb your summer driving?

Despite prices at the pump spiking to over $4 a gallon in some regions, motorists are likely to get a break this summer

Aviation Snapshot

Maiden flight of the Airbus A350

Airbus' next generation wide-body jet takes to the skies for the first time

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

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Chrysler caves, agrees to recall Jeeps

In about-face, automaker will comply with federal request to recall SUVs because of alleged fire hazard

DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015

Deal to provide Netflix with 300 hours of new TV shows over several years, announced Monday, will double current TV revenue

Study finds housing bias against same-sex couples

Department of Housing and Urban Development says gay and lesbian couples discriminated against in housing search

Taco Bell to test 'Power Protein' menu

Fast-food purveyor follows example of its peers, introducing healthier options as it continues to offer fatty standbys

Stocks surge on latest hopes for Fed

Low inflation, solid housing numbers, and a belief that Ben Bernanke will deliver more soft money promises tomorrow send indices sharply higher

'Time to make the doughnuts' ad is over

Dunkin' Donuts CFO says company is retiring the tired baker in the spot and that Dunkin' focus now on profitable beverages

United adds spending threshold for frequent fliers

Program adds new hurdle to qualify for MileagePlus, requiring $2,500 spent as well as 25,000 miles flown

Medical cost inflation to ebb in 2014

Medical costs are still going up more than personal income, but a new report predicts that they will rise less in 2014 than in recent years

6 alternatives to summer internships

If you're not among the lucky few, there still are other ways to gain resume-building experience before you return to school

Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire

Automaker drops refusal to recall 2.7M older Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs, whose fuel tanks could be vulnerable to rupture

A second look at travel insurance

With airlines increasing cancellation fees, insurance that provides reimbursement for these costs may be worth considering

Stocks move higher on home building, low inflation

Principal indexes all up close to or at 0.7 percent, boosted also by impression the Fed will continue to support economy

How much of your bond fund is actually in stocks?

Investors may be unaware that the holdings of their fund include stocks, adding risk to an investment they never wanted

NSA-style spying has been around for years

The government is under fire for collecting massive data on Internet use. But tech companies have done the same for years

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