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Coupons: Quit snipping, start clicking

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Janet Babin | Sep 12, 2008
Tough times make those coupons in the Sunday paper even more tempting. But even that familiar search for savings is transforming in the Internet age. Janet Babin reports.
Posted In: Retail
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We need a Main Street bailout too

| Sep 24, 2008
Commentator Robert Reich has been watching all the hearings and statements and posturing of the past couple of days. He says Congress and the White House might have missed some economic fundamentals. And that could put the whole plan in trouble.
Posted In: Economy, Wall Street
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The Big Story: Bailout plan's wild ride

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Kai Ryssdal | Sep 26, 2008
It's been a heck of a week, hasn't it? The deal was on. Then it was off. The economy was collapsing -- but not yet, it seems. Kai Ryssdal talks with Katie Benner of Fortune magazine and David Leonhardt of The New York Times about all that's happened.
Posted In: Economy, Wall Street
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What's your number?

| Sep 26, 2008
Does retirement savings seem like a guessing game? Host Tess Vigeland talks with Lee Eisenberg, author of "The Number," about the factors you should consider when preparing your nest egg.
Posted In: Retirement
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Getting Personal

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Chris Farrell and Tess Vigeland | Sep 26, 2008
Chris Farrell and Tess Vigeland field questions about money market mutual funds, establishing a diverse portfolio, credit union security and other listener concerns about the volatile market.
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Will rescue restore trust? We'll see.

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Tess Vigeland | Sep 19, 2008
No matter how the final version of the federal bailout of banks is set up, one thing is for sure: We're all going to be holding that bad debt. For more on what that means, host Tess Vigeland talks with Robert Reich.
Posted In: Economy, Wall Street
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Driving in Southeast is no gas

| Sep 26, 2008
About 60% of crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico is still off line, almost two weeks after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. That disruption has led to serious gas shortages in parts of the Southeast. Julie Rose reports.
Posted In: Oil
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Retirees nervously watch Wall Street

| Sep 26, 2008
The recent financial turmoil is particularly unnerving for retirees and seniors. We hear from Marketplace listeners watching their nest eggs dwindle before their eyes.
Posted In: Retirement
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Business as usual for JPMorgan's WaMu

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Bob Moon | Sep 26, 2008
Late Thursday, the FDIC took over Washington Mutual and sold the bank to JPMorgan. Host Tess Vigeland asks Marketplace's Bob Moon what the new ownership will mean for current WaMu customers.
Posted In: Economy
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Retirement savings and debt

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Chris Farrell | Sep 25, 2008
Question: I have a SEP plan. I make quarterly contributions. I commit a % for the year. At the end of the year if I have extra I contribute more....
Posted In: Housing, retirement savings

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