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The Super Bowl of Fakes: Big Game's a Win for Scammers

By Eamon Murphy

The quantity of counterfeit goods entering the U.S. is increasing, and it gets worse around an event like the Super Bowl. Federal agents recently seized more than $6 million of counterfeits and shut down more than...

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Wrecks to Riches: Hunting Billions in Sunken Treasure

By Eamon Murphy

In the Mediterranean waters near Giglio, treasure hunters are preparing to dive after the lost loot of the Costa Concordia. But the riches that went down with that cruise ship pale next to what one wreck hunter thinks he's found off the coast of Massachusetts: $3 billion in platinum.

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The Food of Love: Valentine's Day Dining by the Numbers

By Dawn Kawamoto, The Motley Fool

A romantic dinner is a Valentine's Day staple, and lovebirds are once again making reservations to dine with their special someones. (And guys, you're running out of time!) So which are the top choices of cuisine, and how much will the check be when it comes to the table? Read on...

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Share Your Ideas for a Sweet but Frugal Valentine's Day

By Bruce Watson

Valentine's Day is coming, which means that millions of men are getting ready to drop money on Whitman's samplers and red roses. But there are other options out there -- and we know that our faithful readers have explored at least a few of them.

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Readers' Tips for Financial Revival, Part 2: Spend Wisely

By Bruce Watson

A few weeks ago, we asked DailyFinance readers for their best tips for putting your financial house in order. First, we covered saving, but spending in the right way is just as important. Here are some of your best suggestions for managing how your money flows out.

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Hershey Starts Adding More Conscience to its Chocolate

By Alyce Lomax, The Motley Fool

Hershey has been disturbingly lax in addressing abusive child labor practices in the Africa's cocoa industry, and recently, over 100,000 consumers let the company know they're not pleased. Now the chocolatier is changing its ways -- just in time.

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Mango's 6% Savings Acount: Too Good to Be True?

By Dan Caplinger

Savers have taken it on the chin for years, with banks paying almost nothing on checking and savings accounts while charging big fees. So when a new financial website offered a 6% interest rate on an insured savings account, it got a lot of attention.

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As Facebook Files for Its IPO, a Look Back

By Bruce Watson

On Thursday, Facebook finally filed for its IPO. As the site that made it possible for you to reconnect with your third-grade girlfriend moves into the next phase of its life, we decided to look back at some of the high points in Facebook's brief but captivating history.

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Ferris Bueller Rides Again ... in a Honda CR-V

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool

Ferris Bueller used to desire the 1961 Ferrari 250GT California -- but we all have to grow up sometime. On Super Bowl Sunday, Matthew Broderick will play hookey in a new Honda CR-V: It is so choice. If you have the means, he highly recommends picking one up.

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7 Startling Numbers We Now Know About Facebook

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool

Now that Facebook has filed its IPO paperwork, we've gotten our first real glimpse at the inner workings of the world's largest social networking website. No shock, the company's fundamentals are impressive, but here are a few of the numbers that may surprise you -- and what they mean.

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Why J.C. Penney Will Never Be Great Again

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool

J.C. Penney's new CEO plans to remake the tired old department store chain a la the Apple Store and Target, and his fresh ideas are earning him applause. But as investors and industry watchers cheer Ron Johnson's turnaround concepts, they're ignoring some big potholes on the road ahead.

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Netflix Tells Amazon: 'Been There, Done That'

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool

An online giant sees its margins contract as it replaces physical delivery with digital delivery. Revenue's growing. Profitability's shrinking. It may even post an operating loss during the next quarter. Not many months ago, this was Netflix. Now, it's Amazon.com.

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The S&P 500's 10 Best Performers of 2012 (So Far)

By TheStreet.com

The S&P 500 gained 4.4% in January, the biggest increase for that month in 15 years. But the 10 best performers in the index had share gains for the month from 27% to a whopping 77%. Which are these rising stars -- and which might have more room to rise? Read on:

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Why Your 2012 Tax Bill May Jump By $8,000

By Dan Caplinger

Thanks to yet another lapse by Congress, more than 20 million taxpayers may pay a tax in 2012 that was originally designed to hit only the ultra-rich. It may not happen -- but you should plan ahead for it in case it does.

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Tax Doomsday Is Coming for Amazon

By Rich Smith, The Motley Fool

It sometimes seems like every new idea Amazon has dreamed up lately has been designed to help it lose money more efficiently. But the truth is more subtle: If it doesn't take these short-term hits now, it's destined to get crushed in a few years when the tax men come a-calling.

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How Can You Get Mitt's Tax Rate? (Hint: You Can't)

By Bruce Watson

Amid all the chatter about Mitt Romney's high income and low taxes, many have wondered why more Americans don't take advantage of those attractive capital gains rates. The answer is that most people can't -- at least not on a level large enough to make a difference in their finances.

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I Love (to Shop for) You: Valentine's Spending Will Rise

By Barbara Thau

Chances are, you'll be more generous with your honey this Valentine's Day than last. Consumer spending on the holiday is expected to exceed last year's levels, according to the NRF and American Express.

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'Made in China' Is Starting to Get Too Expensive

By The Motley Fool

U.S. workers are far, far more productive than their Chinese counterparts -- mostly because we have a big head start on automation. And when you combine lower productivity with the rising wages that Chinese laborers now demand, you get what may be the recipe for the rebirth of American manufacturing.

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5 Intriguing (and Less Painful) Fixes for Social Security

By Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool

When it comes to Social Security's woes, the potential cures discussed the most are unpleasant: Raise the retirement age, reduce payments, or raise the tax rate. Fortunately, those aren't the only options.

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