But no one really thought to look too far beneath the surface because, after all, he was Bernie Madoff.

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Options may be making America's corporate profits look far bigger than they really are.

ECONOMIST: Profits optional

To close this series, the final segment will look at what it would take for electric cars to really become affordable replacements to gasoline-powered vehicles and how far away such a breakthrough might be.

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