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So Far, No Drop in Holiday Shopping

As holiday shopping begins in earnest, there's serious traffic at store cash registers. Purdue professor Richard Feinberg gives Sheilah Kast some perspective on a key time of year for U.S. retailers.

So Far, No Drop in Holiday Shopping

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Economy

Builders Unfazed as Housing Market Cools

The pace of new homes is starting to slow. Some would-be buyers are being scared off by higher interest rates. But most builders are downplaying the long-term significance of the dropoff.

Builders Unfazed as Housing Market Cools

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Saturday

Marathons Push Physical -- and Charitable -- Limits

More and more people are running in marathons to raise money for charities. The events raise welcome income for groups like the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, but they're not necessarily the cheapest way to raise funds.

Marathons Push Physical -- and Charitable -- Limits

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Friday

Economy

Fewer People Line up to Buy U.S. Homes

Across the country, homes are beginning to take longer to sell, a sign that the hot real-estate market of the last decades is starting to cool. In the Boston metropolitan area, which has seen a faster appreciation of home values than most of the country, homes prices are not rising as fast they used to. Fred Thys of member station WBUR reports.

Fewer People Line up to Buy U.S. Homes

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Business

'The Marketplace Report:' 'Must-Have' Holiday Gadgets

This holiday shopping season has kicked off with an obvious "must-have" toy or gadget. Difficulties have already been reported regarding the early contender for the "must-have" title -- Microsoft's new X-box gaming system. Hear Bob Moon of Marketplace.

'The Marketplace Report:' 'Must-Have' Holiday Gadgets

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Opinion

Roundtable: Holiday Shopping and Spending

Guests: Jesse Brown, author of One Hundred and One Real Money Questions; Sabrina Thomas, coordinator of Child Development and Child Relations at North Carolina Central University, and Shirlee Smith, a parent of five and the host of the syndicated cable television Talk about Parenting.

Roundtable: Holiday Shopping and Spending

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Home Winterizing Tips

As the temperature drops outside, the cost of staying warm inside is rising... and those drafty window frames don't help. Michele Norris speaks with Tim Carter for some practical tips on keeping heating costs down in the winter. Carter runs the Web site askthebuilder.com.

Home Winterizing Tips

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Education

California Tuition Hike Draws Anger

The University of California system, the nation's largest, has announced a tuition hike for the fifth year in a row. Students are angry, and some educators are beginning to question whether the costs of a college education in California are getting out of reach. California's state system was once the most affordable in the nation.

California Tuition Hike Draws Anger

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