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Ways to recoup taxpayer bailout money
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Bob Moon
Mar 5, 2010
President Obama wants to slap a fee on some of the nation's biggest banks to recoup $99 billion in taxpayer bailout money. But the Congressional Budget Office warns the tax would ultimately hit consumers and investors. Bob Moon reports.
Enron drama plays out on the stage
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Kai Ryssdal
Apr 23, 2010
Playwright Lucy Prebble talks with Kai Ryssdal about her play, "Enron," what her thought process was as she put pen to paper, and how she personifies debt on stage.
Control health costs with competition
Feb 24, 2010
The Obama administration is seeking to slap limits on health insurance costs in response to a premium rate hike by insurer Anthem-Blue Cross. But commentator Robert Reich argues there's a better way.
How Tiger Woods became a bubble
Mar 26, 2010
With Tiger Woods announcing he will return to golf at the Master's, TV channels, advertisers and the media are all salivating. New York Times Magazine contributing writer Jonathan Mahler talks with Kai Ryssdal about the Tiger bubble burst.
The inflation bomb and Charles Darwin
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Scott Jagow
Feb 8, 2010
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will tell Congress this week how the Fed plans to diffuse the $1 trillion bomb ticking away inside the banks....
European debt fears rattle markets
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Amy Scott
Feb 5, 2010
Stock markets around the world are continuing to fall today as investors worry that a debt crisis in Greece may spread to other European countries. Bill Radke gets the latest from Marketplace's Amy Scott.
Guest post: George Washington
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Scott Jagow
Nov 11, 2009
The first president is staring at me, like he wants to say something. I let him out of my wallet this morning for a little fresh air, thinking...
Don't panic over rising gas prices
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Bob Moon
Jan 8, 2010
Prices are once again going up at the pump and that's likely to continue throughout the month. But with consumer demand down and the unemployment rate still hovering, some analysts say the higher costs can't be sustained all year. Bob Moon reports.
At least Americans are buying things
Nov 13, 2009
The U.S. trade deficit shot up in its biggest monthly jump in a decade. Imbalances between what we buy from overseas and what we sell abroad can be an economic drag, so John Dimsdale takes a look at the brighter side.
Labor dispute locks out town's workers
Mar 2, 2010
In the town of Boron, Calif., the mineral borax is a way of life. But a labor standoff between a powerful mining company and unionized workers has left more than a quarter of the town's residents without work. Apryl Lundsten reports.