CNNMoney: Consumers are scared? Really?

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Consumers are scared? Really?
By Paul R. La Monica November 2, 2011: 1:17 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- With all the worries about Europe being on the brink of financial disaster again and increased nervousness about the U.S. economy, you'd think consumers would be cowering in a closet in fear and stuffing their money in the mattress.

CNNMoney: Not a recession. But who cares?

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Not a recession. But who cares?
By Paul R. La Monica @CNNMoney October 7, 2011: 12:51 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Summer may be over but it's still time to fire up the grill.

CNNMoney: The Fed needs a little help from its friends

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The Fed needs a little help from its friends
http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/21/news/economy/thebuzz/index.htm?iid=HP_River
By Paul R. La Monica @CNNMoney September 21, 2011: 2:42 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- People like to use the metaphor "pushing on a string" to describe something that's ineffective. After all, you can pull a string. But you can't really push one.