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Knock knock. Who's there? Cash. Cash who? No thanks, but I would like a peanut instead! Below - why the Vatican is currently cash only.
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Here's the first quiz of 2013: What does Cave Idus Martius mean?
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Anheuser-Busch InBev is stealing a page from its own playbook with Beck's Sapphire, a pilsner-style brew that woos younger adults with is upscale image.
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Beer Made by Monks and the Beer Drinker of the Year!By: Tom Rotunno
Need more serenity in your brew? Check out these beers made by monks! Plus, get your application in -- it's the Beer Drinker of the Year contest!
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Was that the "fiscal cliff" or Cliff Claven? So many cliffs, we mix them up. See if you can match the right cliff with each quote!
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We're another day closer to the cliff and no closer to a deal. In market news, mild losses on very light trading masked some substantial losses for retailers and another rise in volatility.
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"The office holiday party is a great place to meet everyone you've been emailing from 10 feet away."
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Dec. 12, 2012, will see the final release of The Stone Brewing Company Vertical Epic Ale series, one of the longest running undertakings in craft beer.
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Brewer Tom Seefurth made a beer brewed with basil, oregano, tomato and garlic that tastes like pizza. The combination not only worked as a beer, it helped him save his home.
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Six news stories that have consumers buzzing in the world of beer, wine and spirits this week.
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Chicken wing prices have spiked, making this year's Super Bowl parties more expensive than last year.
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It's the battle of the beers in the Super Bowl team hometowns. And dreams do come true, Jimmy: A land where beer is cheaper than water!
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With chicken prices up 6 percent, expect wings for the Super Bowl party to cost even more this year.
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Say it ain't so! With costs on the rise, Trader Joe's Charles Shaw brand has to make some tough choices.
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Christina Cheddar Berk is editor of CNBC.com's Consumer Nation and chief trend spotter.
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Since March 2011, Reagan has been general assignment reporter for CNBC’s business day programming.
Retail
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The struggling department store chain this week is rolling out some of the hundreds of sales it ditched last year in hopes of luring back shoppers who were turned off when the discounts disappeared.
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Barnes & Noble expects to shut down as many as a third of its retail stores over the next decade, an executive told The Wall Street Journal.
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Toyota Motors regained the crown as the world's top selling automaker, outpacing rivals General Motors and Volkswagen.