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Housing bill passes in House

Kai Ryssdal | Jul 23, 2008
The housing bill appears on its way to becoming law. Host Kai Ryssdal asks Nic Retsinas of Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies what impact the bill will have on the housing market.
Posted In: Housing
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Mass of cancer research put online

Janet Babin | May 16, 2008
For the first time, cancer doctors and researchers have put the abstracts of their cancer studies online in advance of their major annual meeting later this month. And you can bet Wall Street has been poring over the reports. Janet Babin has the story.
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Congress is on empty for energy bills

Sam Eaton | Jul 25, 2008
The number of energy bills Congress has passed comes to exactly zero. So if $4-a-gallon gas and oil at $125 a barrel isn't enough of a crisis to get lawmakers going, what is? Sam Eaton reports.
Posted In: Oil
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More families turning to food banks

Tess Vigeland | Jul 25, 2008
Host Tess Vigeland introduces us to Elaine, just one of the many people pushed from financial security to barely getting by by tough economic times.
Posted In: Food
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Estate planning: Your questions

Tess Vigeland | Jul 25, 2008
Kiplinger's John Ventura joins host Tess Vigeland a final time in our series about planning for the end. This week: John answers your questions about estate planning.
Posted In: Retirement
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Policies pose as pro-market

| Jul 23, 2008
Is it more important for a program to be market-oriented or just to appear that way? Commentator David Frum argues that recent proposals in Washington have been heavy on appearance and lacking on true market appeal.
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Summer School: Naked short selling

Amy Scott | Jul 25, 2008
We're taking you back to the basics with our summer refresher course on finance terms. Today, we expose ourselves to naked short selling.
Posted In: Wall Street
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What's dragging down Asian markets?

Scott Tong and Scott Jagow | Jul 3, 2008
Energy prices are one of the major factors dragging down the Asian market. Scott Jagow talks to Scott Tong in Shanghai about Japanese and Chinese stocks and why China's market is down 60 percent from last year.
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Week on Wall Street

Kai Ryssdal | Jul 25, 2008
Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson chats with host Bob Moon about what happened on Wall Street this week and what may lie ahead.
Posted In: Wall Street
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Making safe deposits at your bank

Mitchell Hartman | Jul 25, 2008
Big losses at banks across the country have depositors nervous. How can you make sure that your bank is secure? Mitchell Hartman reports.
Posted In: Economy, Savings

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