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Erika Beras

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Erika Beras is a former reporter at Marketplace. She has covered wealth & poverty, aging and other beats for Marketplace's programs.

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Hasbro bets $4 billion on content by purchasing Peppa Pig's producer

by Erika Beras
Aug 26, 2019
A company that turns toys into movies and TV buys a company whose cartoons make great toys.
A boy holds a "Once Upon a Time Princess Rose" Peppa Pig toy at Hamleys in London in 2015.
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What happens to health clinics when states and organizations refuse Title X funds?

by Erika Beras
Aug 22, 2019
Planned Parenthood announced this week that it will stop taking an estimated $60 million in government funding.
The Planned Parenthood Central Phoenix Health Center sign is viewed in Phoenix, Arizona in 2017.
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Existing home sales expected to rise

by Erika Beras
Aug 20, 2019
Analysts are predicting a lift in July numbers after June's small decline.
A sold sign is seen in front of a recently purchased home in San Francisco.
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Housing starts dip for the third straight month

by Erika Beras
Aug 16, 2019
But they're up compared to a year ago.
A construction worker builds the frame for a new home in Rodeo, California.
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U.S. census prepares for a digital count

by Erika Beras
Aug 12, 2019
The 2020 census will be the first to seek information online on a wide scale.
Forms for the 2010 census.
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Now that Uber and Lyft are public, the public may pay more

by Erika Beras
Aug 9, 2019
Prices could rise for rideshare services, especially in places like airports where demand is high.
A car that drives for both Uber and Lyft is seen on Park Avenue in New York City in March, 2019.
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Pizza companies watch others go for a slice of the pie

by Erika Beras
Aug 8, 2019
Food delivery apps offer consumers a wider variety of eat-at-home options.
Papa John's reported this week that its sales are weak.
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Back-to-school shopping is moving online

by Erika Beras
Aug 6, 2019
One professor suggests kids are missing out on the "experiential dimension" of the start of a new school year.
Shoppers peruse notebooks and other back-to-school items in a Wal-Mart store in 2003 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
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Getting cash out of your home is about to get harder if you have an FHA mortgage

by Erika Beras
Aug 1, 2019
A growing number of homeowners have been refinancing and pocketing the increase in their homes' values.
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Senate Finance Committee to consider drug costs

by Erika Beras
Jul 25, 2019
Some members of Congress feel the measure might go too far. Drug companies don't like it, either.
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