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Oil at $100 a Barrell?
Apr 29, 2005
Soaring crude oil costs have sweetened profits at major oil companies, but have left other businesses and consumers troubled. This week, President Bush called on Congress to pass his energy bill, which he claims will increase supplies of oil and energy. But can more refineries really curb rising oil prices? Author Stephen Leeb offers a different scenario.
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Educating Rico: Currency Exchange
Apr 29, 2005
In our latest installment of Educating Rico, our protagonist plans a summer vacation. But before he packs his bags, and a calculator, he decides to get schooled on foreign exchange rates.
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Trains, Bikes and Automobiles... Commuting in America
Apr 29, 2005
Sales of hybrid cars almost doubled last year, according to one study released last Monday. Toyota's Prius dominates the U.S. market, accounting for roughly 65 percent of hybrid purchases. Some say higher gas prices are pushing drivers to consider cars with better gas mileage. But what would it take for you to get out of your car completely? Marketplace reporter Jeff Tyler hit the road to find out.
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The week on Wall Street
Apr 29, 2005
Time to check the week on Wall Street with stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson in Dallas.
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Predatory lenders
Apr 28, 2005
You've probably heard the commercials -- Bad credit? No credit? No problem... Lending to people with weak credit is the fastest growing segment of the mortgage industry. Some customers get taken advantage of by sub-prime lenders... and wind up losing money on balloon payments and extra fees. And as Amy Quinton reports, there's another problem.
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Don't "Bring Your Kids to Work" Day
Apr 28, 2005
Did you take your daughter or son to work today? Yep, today was the day, the 4th Thursday of April. If you failed to drag your kids into the office for "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day," don't beat yourself up. Some parents were actually encouraged not to. Work and Family correspondent Sarah Gardner has the story.
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To market, to market
Apr 28, 2005
The stock markets have been all over the place lately -- not a good sign for supporters of privatizing Social Security. Host Kai Ryssdal talks with personal finance expert Chris Farrell about what the market volatility means for Baby Boomer retirements.
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Title IX changes
Apr 25, 2005
Since it was passed in the 1970's there've been debates over Title IX, the law that mandates gender equality in school programs. If women and girls aren't given equal opportunities, no federal money. So how do officials determine whether a school's in compliance? The government's now suggesting it may be as simple as sending an e-mail. Marketplace's Lisa Napoli reports on a controversial change.
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More stagflation worries
Apr 25, 2005
The markets are all over the place lately. Host Tess Vigeland talks with personal finance expert Gabriel Wisdom about what's driving them and about the prospect of stagflation.
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The "Buzzword": Core Rate
Apr 22, 2005
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 - "Core Rate." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld
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