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    WEEK OF April 14

    What a Drag!

    By JONATHAN R. LAING

    At $1 trillion and climbing, the growing student-loan debt could be a burden on economic growth for decades to come.

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    Plucking Kohl's From the Bargain Bin

    Shares of the off-price department-store chain have fallen out of favor with investors. But there is much to like about this aggressive merchandiser, including its shareholder-friendly ways.

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    One of the Best Tech Plays Outside Apple

    Seagate Technology has a rock-bottom valuation and bright prospects. Here's how the world's largest disk-drive maker may offer investors a byte of the action.

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    Clever Is as Clever Does

    For-profit colleges are contributing mightily to the country's $1 trillion in student-loan debt. When it comes to defaults, ITT Educational Services is doing much more than its share.

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    A No-Confidence Vote for France

    Socialist leader Francois Hollande is likely to be the next president of France, beating incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. That's bad for business, and worse for the French economy.

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    The Big Flaws in Dodd-Frank

    A financial historian warns that it's done nothing to prevent the government subsidy of mortgage risk that fueled the financial crisis.

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