Noel King

Sr. Reporter

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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.

Latest Stories (196)

Strutting in style at the Grammys doesn't come cheap

Jan 24, 2014
The dress, the hair, the limo -- even if you're not a star (yet), it's part of the cost of breaking into the music business.
Model/Singer/Actress Colette Falla. Styling by Catherine Joubert
Courtesy of Colette Falla

What's in a nickel (hint: not just nickel)

Jan 17, 2014
It costs almost 10 cents to make a nickel, so the US Mint may change the formula for making it. We look at the cost of the nickel – and the cost to some industries of changing it.
New U.S. nickels are shown on display at an unveiling ceremony January 12, 2006 in Washington, DC.
Alex Wong/Getty Images

The economics of the 'swag bag'

Jan 10, 2014
Small business owners vie to get their products into Golden Globes goodie bags.
Presenters gift box from the 2006 Golden Globes, valued at $62,000.
Kevin Winter, Getty Images

American presidents and the rhetoric of poverty

Jan 8, 2014
January 8, 2014, marks fifty years since President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty in America.

Do Americans even care about Obama's NSA reforms?

Jan 3, 2014
There's evidence that revelations of National Security Agency data-collecting has changed online behavior of Americans in minor ways.
This undated photo provided by the National Security Agency (NSA) shows its headquarters in Fort Meade, Md.
NSA via Getty Images

You found the perfect gift. Ordered it UPS. And uh-oh... It didn't arrive.

Dec 26, 2013
UPS says the volume of packages exceeded its capacity and many customers didn't receive their deliveries on time.
Workers sort packages at a UPS facility in Hodgkins, Illinois.
Scott Olson/Getty Images

Returns help retailers play for keeps

Dec 25, 2013
No retailers like returns. But they generate a lot of data, that retailers are starting to use to make purchases stick.
Moving product at the Amazon Swansea fulfillment center in Swansea, Wales
Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Obamacare extension catches insurers off guard

Dec 24, 2013
The Obama administration has extended the deadline for people who are signing up for health insurance on the federal exchange, but insurers are having trouble adapting.
A computer screen reads, 'Enroll by Dec. 23 for coverage starting as soon as Jan 1. That deadline has been extended by a day.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A shorter holiday season may mean a very Merry Xmas for FedEx and UPS

Dec 18, 2013
Will shippers like FedEx and UPS benefit from the shortened holiday shopping season?
FedEx may benefit from a shorter holiday season this year. Above, FedEx couriers sort packages before starting their holiday delivery routes in San Francisco, California.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

A new pitch for humanitarian aid to Syria

Dec 16, 2013
The United Nations is launching its largest appeal ever for humanitarian aid to Syrians.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the media at an end-of-year press conference on December 16, 2013 at UN headquarters in New York City. The Secretary-General spoke about global challenges and UN successes of 2013.
John Moore/Getty Images