Monday, March 16, 2009

10 Most Popular Stories of the Week

10 Most Popular Stories

Wal-Mart vs. Target: No Contest in the Recession
Rick Wilking / Reuters
A customer shops in the food section of a Target

1. Wal-Mart vs. Target: No Contest in the Recession

By Sean Gregory

Discount T-shirts are fine, but Target is discovering that recession ravaged shoppers want meat and potatoes—and Walmart owns that aisle

2. Can Marijuana Help Rescue California's Economy?

By Alison Stateman / Los Angeles

The state legislature has received a bill arguing that legalizing marijuana could earn the budget-crunched Golden State tons of cash

3. Is Pot Good For You?

By John Cloud/San Francisco

Well, no. But the latest research suggests the health risk from occasional use is mild, and it might ease certain ills

4. Germany's Auto-Woes Fix: Scrap That Clunker!

By Adam Smith / London

Schemes that pay car owners to trade in their old autos and buy new ones are working — at least in Germany

5. Eating a Bit Less Salt Can Be a Big Health Boon

By Tiffany Sharples

Americans consume way, way too much salt. Cutting just one gram a day would go a long way toward preventing heart disease and premature death, according to a new report

6. The Last Shopping Mall? New Jersey Awaits Xanadu

By Sean Gregory / East Rutherford, N.J.

Amid shopping-center closures across the country, the most expensive mall in U.S. history, New Jersey's Xanadu, plans to open its doors. Is it a shopping palace or a developers' nuthouse?

7. Is It Less Stressful to Get Laid Off Than Stay On?

By Eben Harrell

Research suggests the stress of being laid off is not quite as bad as that of keeping your job and feeling constantly worried about losing it.

8. What Sells in a Recession: Canned Goods and Condoms

By Sean Gregory

Supermarket sales figures reveal the mind-set of U.S. consumers in a recession

9. CNBC Under Fire: Sticking Up for the Big Guy?

By James Poniewozik

In the new bizarro world of TV's business channel, élites are populists and the big guy is the little guy

10. One Victim Asks: Was It Worth It, Mr. Madoff?

By Robert Chew

As Bernard Madoff faces his day in court, one victim asks the questions that Madoff should have asked himself long ago.

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