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Editor's Picks Food prices likely to remain high as corn supply lags Believe it or not, portfolio diversification has worked After years of saving, shoppers treat themselves Fixed mortgage rates hover near lows for 6th week Wall Street has close eye on European summit outcome Simpler credit card agreement gets a tryout 2012 mortgage delinquencies seen dropping sharply Shoppers ring up online sales surge Money Features Your Money / Sandra Block New credit cards could hurt credit score Investing / John Waggoner There are bad index funds. Are there better ones?		As a maker of health care products sold worldwide, Abbott Labs is an example of a company in a so-called defensive industry. Read past columns: Bankruptcies drop as corporate profits, cash at record high Can holding gold protect me during an economic collapse? Stop paying commissions to buy government securities Finding the best online trading tools for your needs Advertisement <
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