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Steal the Style: The Kentucky Derby

Bright colors, bold outfits, and dramatic hats out to there — with the Kentucky Derby coming up, we've got charming Southern style on our minds.

Bright colors, bold outfits, and dramatic hats out to there — with the Kentucky Derby coming up, we've got charming Southern style on our minds. The annual event in Louisville, KY, is known as well for the patrons' showy, over-the-top style as for the horse races, so we're taking a look at Derby-inspired decor to help you channel the look in your space.

Each year, women wear big, eye-catching hats covered with flowers, ribbons, and feathers, while the men opt for preppy patterned ties and light-colored suits. Love the look? With a mix of pastel prints, floral accents, and traditional furnishings, these Spring-perfect pieces are sure to suit your Southern taste!

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Meet Your Match: Reading Chairs and Throws

When it comes to seating, there's no better pair than an armchair with the perfect throw.

When it comes to seating, there's no better pair than an armchair with the perfect throw. A match made in heaven, these two pieces will create a comfortable and welcoming setting to cozy up to. Playing with texture and color, we've paired a few chair-and-throw combinations in a variety of styles to help you find your match!

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Give the Gift of Art For Valentine's Day

There's nothing wrong with flowers and chocolate, but this Valentine's Day, why not give a gift that lasts — a beautiful work of art.

There's nothing wrong with flowers and chocolate, but this Valentine's Day, why not give a gift that lasts — a beautiful work of art. Whether you're looking for playful prints, floral photographs, eye-catching abstracts, or more eclectic options, we've rounded up a range of great pieces. What better way to say "I love you" than giving something that will always remind them of your affection? Art is forever!

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Valentine's Day Gifts For the Design Hound

Whether you're shopping for your guy, your girlfriends, or your parents, we've found a variety of stylish Valentine's Day gifts to suit the most design-savvy loves of your life.

Whether you're shopping for your guy, your girlfriends, or your parents, we've found a variety of stylish Valentine's Day gifts to suit the most design-savvy loves of your life. Red decor, love-inspired glassware, heart-embellished accents — these thoughtful options are sure to please your Valentine. For stylish, holiday-appropriate gift ideas, take a look at these swoon-worthy picks!

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Blame Your Genes If Market News Makes You Anxious

If your nails have taken a beating along with the economy, you might be able to blame your genes for desperately needing a manicure.

If your nails have taken a beating along with the economy, you might be able to blame your genes for desperately needing a manicure. Nail-biting nerves are genetic, according to new research — the study showed that a person's ability to deal with market turmoil is linked to her DNA.

Subjects' DNA was tested for variations of serotonin and dopamine which are thought to be impact risk-taking behavior, and the data was used to identify individuals with high-risk profiles or high-anxiety profiles. The participants were given money and told to invest it however they wanted, and the previously identified high-anxiety individuals invested 28 percent less money in risky investments than their high-risk peers.

Still, researcher Camelia Kuhnen acknowledged that experience has a lot to do with how much risk a person can handle and said, "People may learn a lot from this crisis."

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Do Tell: Are You Enjoying the Simpler Life?

Layoffs, pay cuts, and stock market losses, oh my!

Layoffs, pay cuts, and stock market losses, oh my! It's a scary time for all, and though we left many bad times in 2008, we've still got a long way to go before we recover from these trying times. And since we're all undoubtedly money-conscious these days, many of us are going back to the basics. Reclaiming the simple things in life has been surprisingly gratifying to me, but do tell, are you enjoying the elementals again?

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Have We Seen the Worst of the Financial Industry's Problems?

Another week, another bank bailout.

Another week, another bank bailout. The most recent recipient of government aid is Citigroup, and the government's bailout package includes a $20 billion investment in the company and a $306 billion guarantee of risky assets.

Monday's market close was met with cheers as investor enthusiasm sent the market soaring, reflecting a general investor bet that the worst of the financial industry's problems may be over. Do you think we've seen the worst?

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How Money Are You: Match the Company to Its Stock Ticker

We've been watching the market's volatile ebbs and flows and let it affect our moods since summertime.

We've been watching the market's volatile ebbs and flows and let it affect our moods since summertime. Following the stock market isn't necessarily the most productive way to worry, but many people just can't keep themselves from finding out how far the Dow dropped for the day. Publicly traded companies make up the stock market — can you match the company to its stock ticker? Take the quiz!



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Watching the Market Will Drive You Nuts!

Most of you aren't fans of the government bailing out private banks, but the market reacted more than kindly to the government's announcement that it may create an agency to buy bad debt from banks.

Most of you aren't fans of the government bailing out private banks, but the market reacted more than kindly to the government's announcement that it may create an agency to buy bad debt from banks. Bad debt refers to the mortgage-related assets that were the Achilles heel to once Wall Street giants Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns.

The market showed its largest percentage point gain in six years but is still down for the week. What's with the fluctuation? Markets are always sensitive to news, but a week of unexpected headlines has created an even more volatile market. For the moment, investors feel reassured that the government is planning a large scale bailout that is aimed at containing the credit crisis.

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