Economy Stock Market, Foreclosures on the Rise April 30, 2007 • Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 13,000 points, for the first time in U.S. history. Meanwhile, a record number of Americans are defaulting on their home loans. What do these indicators mean for the average working American? Economist Julianne Malveaux talks with Farai Chideya. Stock Market, Foreclosures on the Rise Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9913832/9913833" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Should First-Time Investors Enter During Market Boom? April 30, 2007 • Glinda Bridgforth and Gail Perry-Mason, co-authors of Girl, Get Your Money Straight talk about what beginning investors should know before playing the stock market. Should First-Time Investors Enter During Market Boom? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9913835/9913838" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Rybczynski on America's Love Affair with the Town April 28, 2007 • Architect Witold Rybczynski is known for his books exploring the most basic questions of the man-made environment. His latest book is called Last Harvest: How a Cornfield Became New Daleville. Rybczynski on America's Love Affair with the Town Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9899336/9899339" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National New York City Teen Turns CEO April 28, 2007 • Dustin Satloff, the 13-year-old CEO of SatBats, a baseball-bat company that makes its sticks out of bamboo. It's one of two businesses that Satloff runs out of his parents' home in New York City. New York City Teen Turns CEO Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9896333/9896334" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Minding Your Money: Payday Lending April 27, 2007 • Critics say short-term loans charge big fees that trap people in cycles of debt. Lenders argue they provide a vital community service to folks strapped for cash. Tony Cox talks with Mary Jackson of the Community Financial Services Association of America, a trade group representing more than half of the nation's payday lenders. Minding Your Money: Payday Lending Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9875133/9875134" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Mass. Homeowners Rally Against Foreclosures April 27, 2007 • In Massachusetts, foreclosure filings have nearly doubled over the past year. People facing foreclosure rallied at the Massachusetts State House on Thursday. Mass. Homeowners Rally Against Foreclosures Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9870466/9870467" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Mortgage Market: What Happened? April 26, 2007 • As the nationwide real estate boom of recent years goes bust, economists and regulators are questioning the role that mortgage lenders played in helping to create an overheated housing environment. Read an overview of what went wrong.
Economy Surge Sends Dow Past 13,000 Mark April 26, 2007 • The Dow Jones industrial average shot up more than 100 points Wednesday to close above 13,000 for the first time. The markets seem to be reacting to unusually strong earnings reports from major companies and better-than-expected news on sales of durable goods. Surge Sends Dow Past 13,000 Mark Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9843313/9843314" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News Dept. of Education Launches Student-Loan Probe April 25, 2007 • A federal Department of Education task force will examine the relationship between lenders and college financial aid officers. College officials are accused of accepting kickbacks from companies that want to be on a list of preferred lenders. Dept. of Education Launches Student-Loan Probe Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9814464/9814465" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Color of Money New Job? Take Your Pension Fund with You April 24, 2007 • What happens to money you invest in a job-based retirement fund after you leave the company? There are steps you can take to handle health savings and retirement fund money when switching jobs. New Job? Take Your Pension Fund with You Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9798468/9798469" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Business Drugmakers See Booming Market in Treating Pets April 24, 2007 • Pet medication is a multibillion-dollar industry with growth potential. Recently, Pfizer announced it was launching a new drug for obese dogs. Is health care for furry friends a new business frontier? Drugmakers See Booming Market in Treating Pets Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9794087/9794090" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Morning Edition Outlook Improves for Social Security, Medicare April 24, 2007 • The financial forecast has improved for trust funds covering Social Security and Medicare. A projected increase in tax revenues and slight reductions in benefits mean the programs will be adequately covered a little longer than expected. Outlook Improves for Social Security, Medicare Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9794084/9794085" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Selling Grease Online Proves College Smarts? April 21, 2007 • Some college housemates in Maryland have collected their kitchen grease and sold it for big bucks online. Selling Grease Online Proves College Smarts? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9750946/9750947" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Will Unlocking Online Songs Spur Sales Growth? April 21, 2007 • Next month, Apple's iTunes store will start selling music files from the label EMI that are not protected by digital locks, or digital rights management software. Will Unlocking Online Songs Spur Sales Growth? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9750955/9750956" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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African-American Kids and Financial Literacy April 20, 2007 • According to a recent study, most high-school students are lacking the most basic finance skills. Laura Levine, Executive Director of the Jump$tart Coalition, talks to Tony Cox about why young African-Americans haven't learned to mind their money. African-American Kids and Financial Literacy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9715967/9715968" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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