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Inflation takes off in Asia
Prices are shooting up in many parts of Asia, with no sign of slowing. A number of factors may make it difficult for governments to rein in...

Gates Foundation to Invest in Savings Programs for World's Poor
The venture represents the foundation's first focused effort in financial services and is part of a broader push targeting basic infrastructure needs...

Iraq in need of spending lessons
A new report says Iraq's flush with money, but if that's true, why are so many of its residents still without basic infrastructure? Host Kai Ryssdal...

Was buying Countrywide a good idea?
Countrywide is officially part of Bank of America, but in the six months since B of A agreed to buy the mortgage company, its losses continued to...

Ruling threatens resales on eBay
A French court ordered eBay to pay millions for allowing knock-offs on its site, a decision that could have an impact on the auctioneer's business...