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By day, Erica Feldkamp is a consumer trends editor for an investment firm in the Board of Trade. By night, she's a sushi-eating, street-running, wine-imbibing consumer ... just like you. Visit her at WeSeed.com.

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May's market moved in the right direction

May has come and gone, and the Dow, NASDAQ, and the S&P all ended up in the black: The three indices rose...
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Wedding costs are half baked

Weddings are the biggest scam ever. But before you call me a love-bashing, anti-romantic, take a guess at what the mark up is for wedding cake. 50...
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Redbox outfoxed Blockbuster, but can it think outside the box?

Redbox is taking over the video rental world $1 at a time, leaving Blockbuster on the shelf like the VHS version of Big Momma’s House 2. Why?...
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Nike boosts stock by sacking employees

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I’m going to say something so incredibly insensitive that any reader with an ounce of decency should be provoked: 1,750 people are about to...
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Can angry bloggers impact stock value?

Do you still believe the old chestnut that even bad publicity is good publicity? Think again. KFC (YUM) got a wing up on competition thanks to Oprah...
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Treasury rescues life insurance stocks

The Treasury tossed a life jacket to the life insurance industry yesterday, as it announced a $22 billion relief program. Hartford (HIG), Prudential...
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Market movers for May 14, 2009

Indices dropped 2–3 percent yesterday as Chrysler, computer litigation, and consumer spending wreaked havoc...
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Is President Obama good for stocks?

President Obama is not happy with the CEOs of the nation's financial institutions. He doesn't like their perks or their, shall we say, generous...
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Market movers for May 12, 2009

Tech stocks have been lagging lately due to poor sales reports, but even they're starting to come around. Last week, IBM (IBM) short-circuited and...
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Monday's stock market loses steam