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In pursuit of the almighty dollar
Dateline presents a year-long investigation of the inside story behind elaborate events that attract hundreds of thousands of people every year with the promise of easy money, selling products like vitamins, cosmetics and home appliances. • FULL STORY

DATELINE INVESTIGATION: DIRTY RESTAURANTS?

• Mid-size side impact crash tests

• Hidden cameras at top 10 fast food chains

• How do your local restaurants rate?

• Restaurant chains respond to our report

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Do you have a consumer-related question? Send an e-mail to NBC's Chief Consumer Correspondent LeaThompson

•	Send an e-mail consumer question
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Dateline Special Report

•	Ford improves F-150 performance After our broadcast, Ford announced it would beef up the safety of its popular pick-up.
•	Midsize car bumper tests Does a higher price tag buy you a car built to drive away from a minor fender-bender without a major repair bill? Not necessarily.
•	Midsize SUV crash tests You either love to drive them, or love to hate them. How did your SUV do?
•	SUV bumper tests It may not look like a little fender-bender does a lot of damage, but just wait till you get the bill.

Get an advance look at stories coming up from Stone Phillips and the rest of the Dateline crew.

PERSONAL FINANCE

• UNLEARNED LESSONS IN 401(K) INVESTING
Apparently, the billion-dollar losses in retirement savings by employees at Enron, WorldCom and Global Crossing were not enough of a warning. Workers are still keeping an outsized portion of their nest eggs parked in their employer's stock.

• Answer Desk: Calling all bonds• Mortgage rates inch higher over past week• Wealthy investors wary of investing in stocks• Refinancing your student loans

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