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"Day in the Work Life": Movie House Owner

Nov 14, 2004
On this week's 'A Day In the Work Life'...our regular look at how folks trade time for money...we watch coming attractions with a movie house owner.
Posted In: Jobs
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The "Buzzword": Credit Rating

Nov 14, 2004
Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Sound Money brings you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance - "credit rating." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
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Organic Food

Nov 14, 2004
Natural food is all the buzz these days. Evidenced by the success of Whole Foods - the world's biggest natural foods supermarket. Last quarter, the company made roughly $30-million in profit. But when you go to any store - how do you know what's natural, what's organic, and what's not? Kai learns how to shop for organic food from Bob Scowcroft of Organic Farming Research Foundation.
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Being the Federal Reserve

Nov 14, 2004
The Federal Reserve boosted short-term interest rates last week. To help figure out what the Fed's thinking, Kai places a call to economist Hugh Johnson of First Albany.
Posted In: Economy
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The week that was on Wall Street

Nov 12, 2004
Host David Brown checks in with Dallas stockbroker and analyst David Johnson about the week on Wall Street... and what to look for next week.
Posted In: Wall Street
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A look at 4th quarter profits

Nov 11, 2004
As expected, the Fed raises interest rates this week. So, don't expect to be wowed by corporate profits in the fourth quarter of this year. Marketplace's money guru Chris Farrell joins host Kai Ryssdal to explain why.
Posted In: Wall Street
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Looking back at U.S. business

Nov 8, 2004
Host David Brown talks to author Harold Evans about his book "They Made America" ... and great innovators in the history of American business.
Posted In: Wall Street
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Setting Rates

Nov 6, 2004
One of the hardest parts of being self-employed is knowing how to value your work. Gretchen Cook reports the best way to set rates - when you are your own boss.
Posted In: Jobs
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Interview with John Steele Gordon

Nov 6, 2004
In his new book, Empire of Wealth, John Steele Gordon traces the history of America's economic power and prestige. He shares some of the book's thesis with Kai.
Posted In: Economy
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"Day in the Work Life": Winemaker

Nov 6, 2004
On this week's 'A Day In the Work Life'...our regular look at how folks trade time for money...we offer a toast to an independent winemaker.
Posted In: Jobs

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

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