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The price we pay for a golden season
Sep 8, 2009
The price of gold has surged above $1,000 an ounce for the first time in six months. Steve Chiotakis talks to European correspondent Stephen Beard about why gold is in season and why some traders are running towards it as a safe haven.
Better medical diagnoses, lower costs
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Kai Ryssdal
Aug 24, 2009
There's no shortage nowadays of ideas for how to bring down the high cost of medical care. Dr. Lisa Sanders says we ought to be looking more at the point where patients first enter the medical system. She talks with Kai Ryssdal.
Do credit counselors actually work?
Aug 14, 2009
If you're in debt you might hear advice to go to a credit counselor. But MSN Money columnist Liz Pulliam Weston has been looking into the success rates of those debt-management plans and has found that all too often they don't work.
Michael Eisner: Interview transcript
Aug 13, 2009
CONVERSATIONS FROM THE CORNER OFFICE: Tornante Company CEO Michael Eisner.
On the web, content is king
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Kai Ryssdal
Aug 13, 2009
Michael Eisner, CEO of The Tornante Company, talks about the importance of content on the Internet.
Workplace keeping its employees well
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Alex Cohen
Aug 12, 2009
Employers may be cutting back on budgets and staff, but what they're keeping they're making sure is in top form. Wellness programs from cholesterol screenings to yoga classes are thriving in the workplace. Alex Cohen reports.
Used car dealers aren't clunker crazy
Aug 7, 2009
Cash for Clunkers is being refueled with $2 billion. Dealerships are anxious for the program to go forward. Car sales are up because of the plan. But Stacey Vanek-Smith reports not every car lot is clunker crazy.
Africa resists lure of tobacco companies
Aug 3, 2009
International tobacco companies are cultivating millions of new smokers in Africa and other developing nations. Now the continent is a battleground between tobacco companies and the activists who want to stop them. Gretchen Wilson reports.
Bad debt still holds Barclays back
Aug 3, 2009
Britain's second-largest bank, Barclays, is reporting about $5 billion in profits for the first half of the year. But despite strong earnings, it's still battling bad debt. Christopher Werth reports.
Morning Reading
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Scott Jagow
Jul 31, 2009
The economy sagged less than expected last quarter. But AIG might be in much bigger trouble than we thought. Plus, an argument for getting rid of...