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Corporate Profits Soar to Record Levels, but Little Evidence of Trickle Down Yet

(Nov. 23) -- When it comes to the nation's economy, is the glass half full or half empty? On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Commerce revised its figures for how fast the nation's economy grew in the third quarter. GDP measured 2.5 percent, up 0.3 percentage points from the original estimates of 2.2 percent. A range of...

Wall Street Reform Turns to Main Street, Maybe

(March 2) -- Who's looking out for the little guy? During all the debate over government cures for the financial crisis, billions of dollars in bank bailouts and fiery finger-pointing at greedy executives and heedless regulators, questions about the plight of American consumers have largely gone unanswered. Repair to...

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Background on main street

Main Street is the metonym for a street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town or small city in many parts of the world.

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