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The slowing U.S. economy may be contributing to increased numbers of home-based workers who trade their company parking passes and briefcases for bunny slippers and laptops.

"This economic slump has gotten a lot of people in the mood to do whatever it takes to make a buck," says Peter Francese, a demographic trends analyst with Ogilvy & Mather.

"The nature of an information-based economy is that it allows people in a lousy economy to still stay afloat," he said from his home office in New Hampshire. Read full article »

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