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Laurent Belsie

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McRib is back ... along with unicorns, Viking accountants

By Laurent Belsie | 10/26/11
It’s a digital game called “The Quest for the Golden McRib." Apparently, McDonald’s is trying to convince a new generation of youngsters to try the McRib.
Christian Science Monitor

Cargill recall: Is your ground turkey on the list?

By Laurent Belsie | 08/04/11
Food giant Cargill is recalling some 36 million pounds of ground turkey meat, which may be infected with a drug-resistant strain of salmonella. Company and federal officials have linked 79 cases of salmonella (including one fatality) to a Cargil
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Burma earthquake hits faded drug area

By Laurent Belsie | 03/25/11
The earthquake that struck Burma Thursday night hit one of its more remote regions, once known as the world's premier producer of opium and its derivative, heroin. The extent of damage within the tightly controlled country, officially called My
Christian Science Monitor

Raisinets recall: a pre-Halloween candy scare

By Laurent Belsie | 10/27/10
Talk about bad timing.
Christian Science Monitor

Minnesota is among top 5 states to insure a car for less

By Laurent Belsie | 08/24/10
Insurance rates for cars aren't necessarily the cheapest in these five states.
Christian Science Monitor

As Senate debates unemployment extension, North Dakota hits jobs record

By Laurent Belsie | 07/21/10
North Dakota and Alaska have about as much in common as a hay baler and a snowball. But they do share this: They're the only states in America to have created jobs since the onslaught of the great recession.
Christian Science Monitor

For Dow average, a V-shaped recovery in a day

By Laurent Belsie | 05/26/10
Talk about V-shaped recoveries. This month, it seems to be happening on almost a daily basis in the stock market.
Christian Science Monitor

World debt crisis: Eight reasons you should care

By Laurent Belsie | 05/26/10
BOSTON — It's a sign of the fragility of the world economy that the debt problems of Greece, a nation the size of Ohio, can throw global markets into turmoil, cause a run on one of the world's premier currencies, and call into question the viability
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Can Apple's iPad spur economic recovery?

By Laurent Belsie | 05/07/10
Back in 1983, the IBM PC became an office staple, a household buzzword and an icon of how a battered economy reinvents itself. Will Apple's iPad do the same for today’s economy?
Christian Science Monitor

Greek debt crisis sparks sharp fall in U.S., Europe markets

By Laurent Belsie | 05/06/10
Fears that the Greek debt crisis will spread roiled global stock markets today. Major U.S. and European indexes fell more than 2 percent.