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PODCAST: Housing sales are up, stock up on postage stamps
Jan 25, 2013
U.S. housing sales are the highest in three years and now's the time to stock up on stamps -- the U.S. Postal Service is increasing costs this Sunday.
PODCAST: Wall Street's next top cop and the future of Hispanic news
Jan 24, 2013
A hunter of terrorists and mobsters takes aim at Wall Street and a look inside Hispanic broadcaster Univision in Miami.
PODCAST: Auto sales, austerity and the economy
Sep 4, 2012
Automakers are enjoying a good earning season. Analysts look to the UK for insight into Paul Ryan's proposed deficit cuts, and Hillary Clinton heads to Beijing to talk economy.
PODCAST: GOP courts Latinos, Unilever unveils a new strategy
Aug 28, 2012
Housing is up, consumer confidence is down. How do you feel about the economy?
Kevin Smith: A new kind of digital media mogul
by
Jeff Horwich
Jul 27, 2012
Filmmaker Kevin Smith discusses his new Hulu podcast, "Spoilers," and how he found success in his new career of podcasting online.
Podcast: Euro bailouts, News Corp. rumors, and 'no new taxes'
by
Jeremy Hobson
and Jeff Horwich
Jun 26, 2012
It's the anniversary of George H.W. Bush famous tax quote. The tiny island of Cyprus is the latest eurozone nation seeking a bailout. And News Corps is on the splits, according to The Wall Street Journal. All that and more in today's Mid-Day Update Podcast.
PODCAST: Austerity goes to the polls in Europe
by
Stacey Vanek Smith
and Jeremy Hobson
May 7, 2012
The French elect a socialist president, and the Greek parliament gets a shake-up. It's all in a weekend for voters in Europe who took to the polls in what turned out to be a referendum on harsh austerity measures aimed at solving Europe's financial crisis. Also on the show, Disney avenges at the box office with a superhero blockbuster, college degrees as an employment perk, and Hollywood fights for California's State Parks.
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Podcast: CEO pay up, teacher layoffs are too
by
Jeremy Hobson
and David Brancaccio
May 3, 2012
CEOs get a raise as average pay goes up 15 percent. Meanwhile, planned job cuts rose 7 percent in April, with the education sector hardest hit. The head of the European Central Bank said today that economic growth has to be central to the plan to get Europe out of its debt crisis. But a shift away from austerity will be easier said than done. Plus, Clinton and Geithner meet in China for talks; Tsunami trash headed to our Pacific shores; and older workers facing softening job market.
SPECIAL UPDATE: Marketplace for Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Mar 21, 2012
Tune in for an updated broadcast of our program featuring Kai Ryssdal's exclusive interview with President Barack Obama, discussing energy and the economy as the president begins a two-day trip promoting his energy policy.
Podcast: Housing optimism and law-school pessimism
by
Jeremy Hobson
and Stacey Vanek Smith
Mar 20, 2012
The number of new homes starts last month fell, but a rise in future home-construction plans gave economists hope that the housing market has stabilized. Meanwhile, the number of new students taking the law-school entrance exam dropped to the lowest level in 12 years. Also on the show, China announced a major increase in gas prices, a reported delay in cleaner fuels could harm the new engines designed to burn it, and an oil spill off the coast of Brazil last November is the subject of a lawsuit this week. Plus, our interview with the author of a story that makes comparisons between Mitt Romney's GOP campaign and that of French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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