A glimpse at the some of the money stories we’re reading.

  • Ben S. Bernake, chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System, tells new college graduates about the . “This traditional economist’s perspective on happiness is not as narrow and Scrooge-y as you might think at first,” he says.
  • Walmart to help poor people. No, the people are not the employees.
  • China . Newsweek looks at the Middle Kingdom’s Internet hours and ecommerce
  • Hawaii 5-0 is coming to the Islands – and hopes for local jobs, too. (, and coverage.)
  • Should the state have sold its public land to balance the budget? One legislator .

Catch more stories like these throughout the day at my .

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