By Ron Scherer, The Christian Science Monitor

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Pink of health

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Foreign shoppers hit 'mall of America' as dollar plunges

Foreign shoppers hit 'mall of America' as dollar plunges

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Pall of gloom on Wall Street

Pall of gloom on Wall Street

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Green initiatives advance despite stalling economy

Green initiatives advance despite stalling economy

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Tightening borrowing conditions

Tightening borrowing conditions

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Where is fish coming from?

Where is fish coming from?

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Is smooth sailing over for private equity?

Is smooth sailing over for private equity?

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New US university programme focuses on environmental and social responsibility

New US university programme focuses on environmental and social responsibility

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Heading back to an all-time high

Heading back to an all-time high

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US energy prices are cooling off

US energy prices are cooling off

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Retail spending dips, crimping the US economy

Retail executive Ellen DeMaio watched last month as mother nature made consumers into adventurers from Florida to Washington State."Hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes," says the senior vice president at Avenue, which has 500 stores around the US. "October has to be better."

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