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Can I hedge impact of the falling dollar?
Answer Desk: Some consumers getting hit harder than others. Full story
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The long-feared consumer crunch may finally be here. That might not mean a recession, but the pain for American households will be deep. Full story
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Can I hedge the impact of falling dollar?
The recent slide in the value of the dollar has attracted a lot of attention from consumers who are worried about the impact on their buying power. And some are getting hit a lot harder than others. The Answer Desk, by msnbc.com's John W. Schoen.
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Man bets on wacky Elvis fanatics
With an $8,300 eBay bid, a Mississippi man won the Elvis is Alive Museum's collection and plans to move it to the home state of the King of Rock 'n Roll. By msnbc.com's Brian Tracey.
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