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  • 12 Reasons College Costs Keep Rising

    By Richard Vedder, Minding-the-Campus

    Higher education in the U.S. is unlike any other industry or market. Here are 12 ways to explain the rising costs.

  • What the Recession Really Cost American Families

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    The political finger-pointing about the reported 40 percent drop in the median net worth of American families may have obscured some larger points about just how much those families have done to...

  • Cyber Thieves Target European Banks: Is the U.S. Next?

    By Joseph Menn, Reuters

    Two of the most pervasive and dangerous types of software for stealing money from bank accounts have been improved and can now transfer money out automatically, without a hacker's supervision,...

  • 8 Best Bits of Job Advice for Today's Graduates

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    The Fiscal Times rounds up some of the best economic advice for today's college graduates, who are emerging into a world where unemployment still hovers around 8 percent, while many are still...

  • Greek Vote Puts Global Central Banks on Alert

    By EVA KUEHNEN and SVEN EGENTER, Reuters

    Central banks from Tokyo to London checked their ammunition on Friday in preparation for any turmoil from Greece's election, with the European Central Bank hinting at an interest rate cut and Britain...