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Summer School: A barrel of oil

| Jul 11, 2008
We're taking you back to the basics with our summer refresher course on finance terms. Today, what exactly is a barrel of oil?
Posted In: Oil
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Straight Story: Time matters

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Chris Farrell | Jul 11, 2008
Checking the balance on your retirement account is more cringeworthy every day. Economics editor Chris Farrell sets the story straight on the sinking market.
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$8 Gasoline and the Yukon

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Chris Farrell | Jul 7, 2008
I got a call from a financial advisor this morning, and he had seen a calculation that with zero percent interest financing and all the price cuts...
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Week on Wall Street

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Kai Ryssdal | Jul 11, 2008
Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson chats with host Kai Ryssdal about what happened on Wall Street this week and what may lie ahead.
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The fallout from Fannie and Freddie

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John Dimsdale | Jul 11, 2008
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have their hands in 70% of all the mortgages in this country. What do their troubles mean for mortgage holders? John Dimsdale reports.
Posted In: Housing
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Health insurance targeting the young

| Jul 10, 2008
There are roughly 13 million 19 to 29-year-olds in the U.S. without health insurance, and insurance companies are trying to reach out to them through hip marketing. But Devin Dwyer reports many of them will still say no.
Posted In: Health
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Facebook open to a world of apps

| Jul 11, 2008
Social networking websites are opening their systems up to outside developers' applications. The results range from fun diversions to serious business tools. Ankitha Bharadwaj reports.
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Take the politics out of FEMA

| Jul 9, 2008
The way the government handles a natural disaster can clearly have political ramifications, but commentator David Frum argues that's not an excuse to let politicians manage disaster relief.
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What's the plan for Fannie and Freddie?

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Bob Moon and Kai Ryssdal | Jul 11, 2008
Rumors and conflicting reports are flying about what the government may do to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Marketplace's Bob Moon explains the mixed signals that have investors worried about another crisis in the mortgage meltdown.
Posted In: Housing
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Well suited to make waves

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Scott Jagow | Jul 11, 2008
New Speedo and NASA-developed body suits are making it easier to break world swimming records. Scott Jagow talks about the suits with sports commentator and record-holding swimmer Diana Nyad, who explains how the suits work.
Posted In: Sports

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