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Noel King

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Noel King is currently a correspondent for Planet Money and was formerly a senior reporter for the Marketplace Wealth and Poverty desk.

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A lot to give

Why do big donors give away millions?

by Noel King
Dec 12, 2013
Recognition and peer pressure can motivate some. But donors -- and fundraisers -- say most people don't give millions unless they really care about the cause.
Diana and Roy Vagelos
courtesy of Columbia University Medical Center
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Philanthropy's edge: Innovation and a long time horizon

by Noel King
Dec 10, 2013
Philanthropists say they can take risks that government just can't -- which helps them tackle the root causes of big problems.
President of The Rockefeller Foundation Judith Rodin speaks onstage at the United Nations Every Woman Every Child Dinner 2012 on September 25, 2012 in New York, United States. 
Larry Busacca/Getty Images
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What's wrong with giving money away? Even generosity has critics

by Noel King
Dec 10, 2013
Each year, Americans give away billions of dollars. Some of those donations, particularly the large ones, come in for criticism.
Flickr/nocklebeast
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Consider the basketball: NBA swaps out balls for a new crop

by Noel King
Oct 25, 2013
Spalding is rushing to make basketballs with the new NBA commissioner’s autograph so they’re ready when he takes office.
 A Spalding basketball sits on the court during a stoppage in play between the Orlando Magic and the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena
Brian A. Westerholt/Getty Images
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Forget the movie, the Girl with a Pearl Earring is a blockbuster painting

by Noel King
Oct 21, 2013
7th century "it" girl, Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, is back in New York for the first time in 30 years.
Johannes Vermeer's The Girl With The Pearl Earring
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As luxury housing market rebounds, new mansions are more modest

by Noel King
Oct 21, 2013
In some markets, wealthy owners are buying smaller and less costly homes, but they aren't scaling back on luxe details inside their mansions.
Jeffrey Colle's Pond House in the Hamptons.
JeffreyColle.com
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Will allergies doom the peanut industry?

by Noel King
Oct 15, 2013
Northwestern will hold its first peanut-free football game – in deference to those with peanut allergies.
Northwestern's Ryan Field.
Flickr/Sergio Goncalves
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In the wake of federal shutdown, philanthropists step up

by Noel King
Oct 9, 2013
Charitable donors have come forward with funds to support programs shuttered in the wake of the government showdown.
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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A LinkedIn-style job network for the blue-collar crowd

by Noel King
Oct 2, 2013
LinkedIn isn’t really set up for blue-collar workers. WorkHands aims to fill the gap.
Workers complete the final phases of a new roof on a townhouse under construction. A new site aims to be for blue-collar workers what LinkedIn is for the white-collar crowd.
PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GettyImages
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Twitter partners with NFL in ad deal

by Noel King
Sep 26, 2013
Will this prove to investors that the social network can make money?
An NFL football.
Harry Engels/Getty Images
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