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'Batman' Video Game Aims To Get More Of Your Cash

The video game Batman: Arkham City is one of the hottest titles of the year. Its publisher, Warner Brothers, has found additional ways to make extra money from its sales. Renee Montagne talks to Kill Screen magazine co-founder Jamin Warren about the industry's creative business models.
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Wharton Professor Cautions FHA May Need A Bailout

The Federal Housing Administration issues its annual report to Congress Tueday. A professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School is warning the FHA's problems are worse than the agency is letting on. Joseph Gyourko predicts that taxpayers will have to provide another bailout if the economy doesn't improve soon.
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Controversial Keystone KL Pipeline To Be Rerouted

The Canadian company that wants to build an oil pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico says it will shift its route. Monday's announcement came after President Obama said he would delay a decision to approve the $7 billion project. Nebraska residents were concerned about the pipeline running through an environmentally sensitive area, and possibly contaminating water supplies.
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Why Amazon Loses Money On Every Kindle Fire

The Kindle Fire is a book store, a movie theater and a record shop. And Amazon's the one selling the books, movies and music.
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In Frankfurt, Former Trader Prepared For The Wurst

A Frankfurt stock trader who lost his job in the 2008 recession is working again in the city's financial district — running a successful business selling sausages to his former colleagues. Thomas Brausse says getting the pink slip enabled him to try out an idea he'd been thinking about for years.
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After Banks' Mistakes, Homeowners Pick Up Pieces

One family submitted necessary paperwork for a loan modification to Bank of America but was told it wouldn't qualify — until a letter arrived recently that admitted the bank had made a mistake. Regulators are now trying to address the problem on a large scale.

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