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In the news from CNNMoney: Truck Drivers Earning $73k. Tensions in the Middle East driving oil above $50 a barrel. Americans are spending 80% of the $360 they are saving annually on gas. Despite affirmation to the contrary, drug that skyrocketed 5,000% has not been reduced. Israeli team set for

In the news from CNNMoney: Netflix raises standard monthly fee. Ben Carson wants guns in classrooms. First time unemployment claims fell 13,000 to 263,000. Median wealth for white families is $134,900, compared to $11,000 for black families, $13,900 for Hispanics. Volkswagen headquarters raided by German police. German exports fall, China

In the news from CNNMoney: Saudi prince owns 5% of Twitter. IMF says global growth is worse since the crash. Michigan woman wins $310.5 million Powerball. 273,000 union workers face pension cuts. Billionaire Barry Diller says he will leave the country if Trump is elected. Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing

In the news from CNNMoney: Oil rises to $48.53/bbl, highest in one month. Venezuela’s currency down 379% since Jan., costing Pepsi $1.4 billion. Prominent bond fund manager Bill Gross says capitalism cannot survive at zero percent. Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and British Virgin Islands are three of the largest tax havens

In the news from CNNMoney: Stocks for gunmakers Smith & Wesson and Sturm Ruger are up 80% and (nearly) 70% respectively. Mortgage process just got a little easier for consumers. Peace in Colombia could be lucrative for investors. World poverty rate to fall below ten percent for first time. Pacific

In the news from CNNMoney: Scottrade hacked, customer data stolen. 142,000 jobs added in September, perhaps forestalling interest rate hike this year. Sweden flirts with six hour work day. Hackers steal T-Mobile USA data from Experian. Bitcoin comprises 40% of all criminal-to-criminal payments online—Bitcoin is hard to trace. Meanwhile, the

In the news from CNNMoney: Dunkin Donuts to close 100 stores. Foreigners own 43 percent of U. S. government bonds and 35% of the U.S. corporate debt market. ConAgra Foods is terminating 1,500 employees and moving from Omaha to Chicago. Eleven states spend more on prisons than on education. U.

In the news from CNNMoney: Saudi Arabia in cash crunch. Parisians work 35 hours a week, have 29 days paid vacations. Workers in Hong Kong put in over 50 hours a week. Prices fall again in Europe. Hurricane Joaquin causing storm preparation stocks to surge. Meanwhile, the Yahoo Manufactured Housing

In the news from CNNMoney: Chesapeake Energy cuts 15 percent of workforce. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn supports Trump, says he’s looking out for the middle class. Ralph Lauren steps down as CEO of company. Puerto Rican officials looking for help to pay bills. Home prices up five percent nationwide. Meanwhile,

In the news from CNNMoney: Pharmaceutical stocks pull down markets. New York Fed Chief says interest rate hike will come this year. Trump says unemployment rate is 42 percent. Global economic slowdown affects also stocks. Apple sells record 13 million new iPhones. Porsche introduces electric car to compete with Tesla.

In the news from CNNMoney: VW has chosen new CEO. The Oak Ridge National Laboratories has developed a way to charge your electric car while on the road. Traverse City, Michigan is best U. S. beer town. America’s companies are hoarding $1.4 trillion in cash. GroupOn is laying off 1,100

In the news from CNNMoney: New home sales in August hit highest peak since 2008. Caterpillar to cut 10,000 jobs. Pope Francis: “The environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concerns and affects us all.” Mexico is Latin America’s success story. Number of oil rigs in North Dakota

In the news from CNNMoney: Bill Gross, bond fund manager for Janus Capital, wants a rate hike now. Divest Invest moves assets away from investing in fossil fuel development, now represents $2.6 trillion in assets. Economic growth in cities rose 2.3 percent in 2014, the best year since 2006. Meanwhile,

In the news from CNNMoney: With a 17 percent stake in Volkswagen, Qatar has lost nearly $5 billion. Aids drug raised from $13.50 a pill to $750 each. Brian Williams will begin covering live, breaking news on MSNBC. VW stock drops 20 percent, as it stands to lose $7.3 billion