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Defining Success Beyond The Dollar Sign

January 30, 2014 • Earning power, leadership in corporate America and fame are primary measures of American success, according to an op-ed just published by Amy Chua and Jeb Rubenfeld. Contesting this definition, commentator Barbara J. King suggests some other criteria we should consider.

New York Looks To Bring Bitcoin Out Of The Shadows

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New York Looks To Bring Bitcoin Out Of The Shadows

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January 30, 2014 • Bitcoin has been tied to the dark side of the Internet, where it's been linked to drug trafficking. But New York's financial regulators say they want to foster innovation and are looking to legitimize the virtual currency by licensing it.

New York Looks To Bring Bitcoin Out Of The Shadows

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Need A Retirement Starter Kit? This Might Help

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Need A Retirement Starter Kit? This Might Help

January 29, 2014 • Workers can't lose money in myRAs, the savings accounts President Obama unveiled in his State of the Union speech. The government would protect the principal and help savings grow a bit faster than inflation.

Meet The myRA — Obama's New Retirement Plan

January 29, 2014 • On Wednesday, President Obama directed the Treasury Department to create a new retirement plan called "myRA." The decision, a circumvention of Congress, follows through on one of the promises made by the president in his State of the Union. As Yuki Noguchi reports, the success of the plan may depend on its ability to move beyond the limitations of existing retirement plans.

Meet The myRA — Obama's New Retirement Plan

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Scammers Taking Advantage Of Retail Data Breaches

January 28, 2014 • Hackers may have collected the financial data of millions of Target customers last holiday season. Now, scammers are trying to take advantage of the chaos. Sheryl Harris, consumer columnist at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, talks to host Michel Martin about protecting your finances from bad guys.

Scammers Taking Advantage Of Retail Data Breaches

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How A Divorce Can Boost Health Insurance Subsidies

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January 28, 2014 • If a couple divorces, each person's eligibility for insurance-related tax credits will generally be based on his or her own annual income. The former spouse's income won't be counted, even if the couple filed taxes jointly the previous year.

Obama To Raise Minimum Wage For Federal Contracts

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Obama To Raise Minimum Wage For Federal Contracts

January 28, 2014 • The president will announce in his State of the Union address that he's signing an executive order to lift the pay in new federal contracts. A top adviser tells NPR that Obama has "warmed up to" the idea of using executive orders to move his agenda ahead.

Billionaire Compares Outrage Over Rich In SF To Kristallnacht

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Billionaire Compares Outrage Over Rich In SF To Kristallnacht

January 26, 2014 • As class tensions intensify in the Bay Area, a venture capitalist is comparing the treatment of the tech-affluent to that of the Jews during a deadly raid in the Holocaust.

Dow Loses 318 Points, The Most In One Day Since June

January 24, 2014 • The index joined the rout that hit European and Asian markets on fears that the global economy is slowing.

Retailers Can Wait To Tell You Your Card Data Have Been Compromised

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Retailers Can Wait To Tell You Your Card Data Have Been Compromised

January 23, 2014 • The data breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus raised questions over how quickly companies are required to disclose that customer information was hacked. The rules around when a retailer is required to tell you that your data got into the hands of fraudsters vary state by state.

Retailers Can Wait To Tell You Your Card Data Have Been Compromised

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Target Hack A Tipping Point In Moving Away From Magnetic Stripes

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Target Hack A Tipping Point In Moving Away From Magnetic Stripes

January 23, 2014 • After the Target and Neiman Marcus data breaches compromised credit card data of more than 70 million American consumers, the banking and retail industries are coming to a consensus to move away from the swipe and signature system to the much more secure chip and PIN process available around the world.

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Hackers Go 'Phishing' In The Wake Of Target Data Breach

January 21, 2014 • The retailing giant Target is doing what it can to limit the damage from a massive data breach. But there are signs that other hackers are trying to take advantage of the original data theft with elaborate "phishing" schemes.

Hackers Go 'Phishing' In The Wake Of Target Data Breach

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The Hard Truth About Defaulting On Student Loans

January 21, 2014 • Skipping a student loan payment might seem like the easy way out — but it could be more trouble than it's worth. Guest host Celeste Headlee learns more from Sandy Baum at the Urban Institute, who says parents and even grandparents could end up on the hook.

The Hard Truth About Defaulting On Student Loans

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Workers May Be Missing, Or Maybe Just Retiring

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Workers May Be Missing, Or Maybe Just Retiring

January 21, 2014 • Is the economy strengthening, or is the jobless rate falling only because so many people are dropping out of the workforce? Big policy decisions — on interest rates and unemployment benefits — hinge on the answer.

And The Best Supporting Actor Award Goes To ... Side Dishes

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And The Best Supporting Actor Award Goes To ... Side Dishes

January 18, 2014 • In the Oscar-nominated film The Wolf Of Wall Street, just about everything is over the top – including the side dishes. But extravagantly priced sides are no Hollywood fiction.

Thursday January 30, 2014

WNYC

New York Looks To Bring Bitcoin Out Of The Shadows

Wednesday January 29, 2014

Meet The myRA — Obama's New Retirement Plan

Tuesday January 28, 2014

Scammers Taking Advantage Of Retail Data Breaches

KFF Health News

Sunday January 26, 2014

Friday January 24, 2014

Thursday January 23, 2014

Retailers Can Wait To Tell You Your Card Data Have Been Compromised

Target Hack A Tipping Point In Moving Away From Magnetic Stripes

Tuesday January 21, 2014

Hackers Go 'Phishing' In The Wake Of Target Data Breach

The Hard Truth About Defaulting On Student Loans

Saturday January 18, 2014