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Tax Tips: Deduct Your Commuting Costs (Tax Tips)
Self-employed with a home office? You may be able to deduct these expenses.

Investors, Beware: The $2 Trillion Hole
Pensions represent a massive threat to the financial future of many cities & states.

Cashier Ethics: Do I Have to Give It Back? (Deal of the Day)
What to do if the cashier gives you too much change back.

This Week in Business Tweets: Windex Time (Twitter Beat)
Looking for meaning in Treasury yields, Dick Fuld and twice-a-year bonuses.

Can You Tell When Grass Is Fake?
Artificial grass looks more real than ever, but many neighbors still aren't happy.

The Economics of Cheating (Money and Your Mind)
A new study shows New York cabbies sometimes overcharge. Why only sometimes?

Stimulus Gatekeepers: Cash for Culture
In New Orleans, funding for the arts shores up some, skips over others.

Broker Talk: Reading Into the Fed (Broker Talk)
The Fed didn't make any big moves this week. The question is when will they.

Mind the GAAP (By the Numbers)
Hough: Earnings adjustments increasingly are making companies appear too profitable.

Which Sectors Spring Forward? (On the Street)
We crunch the numbers to find the season's best performers.

Ready, Set, Shop? Consumers Shift Gears (Market Update)
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW: Consumers with disposable income could return to pricier retailers.

Stocks Pull Back on Volatile Friday (Market Update)
Quadruple witching makes for an up and down session as futures and options expire.

StockScope: Searching for Solid Growth (StockScope)
Today's picks look at prospects for miners and consumer-staple stocks.

Remodeled Lowe's Could Fetch a Higher Price
The chain could enjoy faster growth than its larger rival, Home Depot.

10 Things Estate Planners Won't Tell You (10 Things)
The federal estate tax expired at the end of 2009. What does it mean for you?