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Pay as you go
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AZ Economic Indicators Paying off your debts
Biggest mystery of Madoff scandal: Where's the money?
Cuban official says equal pay for all no longer viable; dropping wage limits will help

The egalitarian wage system Fidel Castro spent decades building in Cuba is no longer viable, plagued by low pay, corruption and waste that can be eased by paying workers more for better work, a top labor official said in an interview published Wednesday.

To boost equity, US to buy stock in American banks

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Businesses that cater to Latinos seeing steeper drops in sales Entrepreneur relished life — and tennis
First Magnus: Boom to bust in three weeks
Easy credit powered firm's growth — and then a 'crunch' doomed it
Dollar's decline could hurt, help different sectors

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Demand for corn raises Mexico price of tortillas, a staple Smoking bans may mean big business
Glut of grapes knocks down price of better-quality wines Minimum wage benefits 145,000 today
New Arizona law boosts prices at some businesses
Group's rejection of consumerism creates converts Analyst: With U.S. mired in drug war, pot becomes top cash crop
State IDs stores to watch at checkout - Scan Overcharges Common Effect of minimum-wage hike would vary
Reduce credit-card debt by budgeting, and spend only by debit, cash, check Nobel Prize winner, pioneer economist Friedman dies at 94
Experts: Young people face tough fight on jobs Microcredit pioneer earns peace Nobel
First Bangladeshi to win founded bank of tiny loans
High demand for bilingual workers Camelback Mtn. on Monopoly board

Produce powerhouse
Chances are, those great-looking veggies on your table come from Mexico

As U.S. Economy Has Thrived, So Has Debt
Imbalances Make Greenspan's Legacy as Fed Chairman Unclear
Downtown Nogales: When money hits the road
Battling for dollars- Nogales, Son. Street Vendors
Student makes $1 million selling pixels as ad space Mexican produce flow clogs border
Security inspections mean long lines at Nogales ports
Bankruptcy filers line up by thousands Japan to privatize its postal agency
High price of oil, gas spills into other items
Manufacturers pass on costs to customers
Consumers turn frugal as costs for energy rise
The mixed blessing of NAFTA He says working with donkey beats maquiladora job
$3-a-gallon gas sparks interest in alternatives fuels Mexicans buy in Tucson
Pima County takes in 31% of the money spent in Arizona by visitors from the south: $302 million in 2001. But competition from Phoenix, and from U.S. companies locating in Mexico, is growing.

Mexican teachers protest against electricity privatization

In Mexico, gasoline is $2.16, and it's selling fast at border
Jim Hoagland: Clock ticks on looming financial disaster Working is different at public, private companies
Trade deficit spirals to $61 billion Yielding over 10%, Mexico peso bonds selling well abroad
Euro giving Franklin a run for the money Dominance of the C-note Euro's strength vexes European Central Bank

China: migration of a nation
How the world's largest pool of cheap, uneducated labor is being transformed into a fierce competitor for the West

Factory job pays teen $500 a year
She works 11 months, seven days a week, 11 or 12 hours a day

9-year-old know-it-all
Kansas girl created winning board game at 6, joins ranks of 'experts'
Example of an Entreprenuer

 

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