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FEBRUARY 19, 2011
The week's top 10 videos on MarketWatch
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Homes that help you take aging in stride
More homes are being built with "universal design" features that will help boomers stay in their homes as they age. But these features no longer evoke a hospital room -- and they're appealing to a younger demographic, too. Amy Hoak reports.
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See some of soccer's greatest goals
On the heels of Wayne Rooney's spectacular soccer goal, WSJ's Matt Futterman looks at some of the most celebrated goals in the sport's history.
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Buy a new house? Come up with more cash
Mitra Kalita reports banks are requiring prospective new home buyers to come up more cash for down payments. In nine U.S. cities, the median down payment is 22%.
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Do you pay for debit-card fraud?
At a time when fraud involving debit cards is on the rise, consumers may not realize that some banks won't pay consumers' losses in debit-card fraud. James Van Dyke, founder of Javelin Strategy & Research, talks with Andrea Coombes about ways consumers can safeguard their money.
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Israel says Iran ships sent to Suez Canal
Iran is sending two warships through the Suez Canal en route to Syria, Israel's foreign minister said, calling the act a "provocation" that Israel cannot ignore. Simon Constable discusses with John Bussey, Josh Mitnick and Farnaz Fassih.
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Two dead after protests spread to Bahrain
Protests that started in Tunisia and spread across the Middle East have resulted in the deaths of two people in Bahrain, where the opposition bloc in parliament defected in response. Farnaz Fassihi and Adam Horvath have details.
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Chevron ordered to pay $8 billion
Chevron shares rose today despite a court ruling in Ecuador ordering that oil giant to pay more than $8.6 billion in pollution damages. Jonathan Cheng has details and a brief wrap of the rest of today's market action.
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Sidewalk rage: Angry pedestrians lash out
On sidewalks across America, slow-paced foot shufflers, window gawkers and photo snappers are causing fellow pedestrians to lose their cool. We ask some New Yorkers what pushes their buttons -- at least the ones who stopped long enough to talk to us. Shirley Wang reports.
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Obama's $3 trillion budget ignites GOP
David Wessel reports on President Obama's proposed $3.73 trillion budget which calls for just over $1 trillion in spending cuts. Also, Apple plans to release a line of lower-priced iPhones that would compete with other smartphones on the market.
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Checking out the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet
Ina Fried gives a brief look at the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
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