Debt: Think you've got it bad?

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Bankruptcy may seem like strong medicine, but debtors in the US have it relatively easy. Public humiliation, years of re-education, even jail await deadbeats abroad. Video: Taking on the debt settlement industry. Liz Pulliam Weston


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Thinking of buying all your favorite stocks with just a grand? Forget it. For your own safety, you'll need a different approach. Fortunately, there's free help. Harry Domash


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Stocks eye retailers as jobless ranks swell

As unemployment in the United States edges above 10 percent, anxious investors will look to earnings reports from major retailers for signs of life in the beaten-up consumer. 11/6/2009 6:59 PM

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