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Doctors and salaries - name your price?
Mar 31, 2005
To become a doctor, you spend so much time in the tunnels of preparation, that it's a shock. You find yourself at the other end with someone shaking your hand, asking how much money you want to make. That's how Atul Gawander begins his article for the New Yorker magazine. It's the story of a career turning point. After eight years as a resident in surgery - making $40,000 a year or so, came the fateful day. Gawander took a seat in the wood paneled office of the chairman of surgery at a Boston hospital. Congratulations, Dr. Gawander, you're a now surgeon with a staff position, he said. Now how much shall we pay you?
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Mortgage rates - to refinance or not to refinance?
Mar 31, 2005
Mortgage rates have skyrocketed the last few weeks, meaning bad news for anyone who wanted to refinance. Host Tess Vigeland talks to Bankrate.com's Greg McBride about how you know when to pull the trigger on something as unpredictable as mortgage rates.
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United Way, and a united way of increasing donations
Mar 30, 2005
The United Way of America is holding its annual leadership conference near Dallas. Though overall charitable giving is up, donations to the United Way are down. That's where the group's new "Standards of Excellence" come in. These guidelines were announced today. They're supposed to help local chapters define their mission and improve accountability. Marketplace Business Editor Cheryl Glaser tells us it's a sign of how more non-profits are taking their cues from the corporate world.
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The Child Well-Being Index is on the rise
Mar 30, 2005
Another way of looking at how our kids are doing was released today. It's called the "Child Well-Being Index". It's an annual report put out by the Foundation for Child Development. The index compares the latest statistics on kids... with data from the mid-70s. That's when many of today's parents were young. A time they might remember as one of safer streets, stronger families, better schools. But as Work and Family correspondent Sarah Gardner reports, in some ways, these are the "good old days"...
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Poverty and the language barrier - education is the key
Mar 30, 2005
There's a well-established link between poverty and education levels. But what about poverty and language? Researchers in Santa Ana, California, are looking into that connection. Work and Family correspondent Sarah Gardner explains why immigrants are being encouraged to talk to their kids... any way they know how.
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Warren Buffett, in the hot seat
Mar 29, 2005
Warren Buffett is not just a billionaire. He's well known for his candor. And for his integrity. So it's of special significance that regulators want to have a word with Mr. Buffett. They want to ask him about some questionable accounting practices involving a unit of his company, Berkshire Hathaway. Marketplace's Jeff Tyler reports.
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Private equity firm's have money to spend
Mar 29, 2005
The Carlyle Group just wants you to know, it's got a lot of cash. More than $10 billion, they told us today. And that's a first for a private equity firm's buyout fund. So what will Carlyle do with all that money? And how long before other firms catch up? Alisa Roth reports from New York.
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College tuition and merit-based discounts - on the rise
Mar 29, 2005
Tuition at some private universities is more than $40,000 a year. Sticker shock even for middle class parents. Kids at the top of the class may qualify for tuition breaks based on academic performance. There's been an increase in these merit-based tuition discounts.Marketplace's Hillary Wicai reports the trend isn't a good deal for everyone.
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"Educating Rico": Dealing with Taxes
Mar 26, 2005
In the latest installment of our series, Educating Rico, our hero braces for April 15th. While still not prepared to prepare his own taxes -- Rico finds out just how to determine how much you owe the IRS.
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The "Straight Story" with Chris Farrell: Health Care and General Motors
Mar 26, 2005
It's time once again for economics editor Chris Farrell is to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid and what's the Straight Story. This week, General Motors is bleeding money and lowering profit expectations. Chris says it spells t-r-o-u-b-l-e for the nation's health care industry.
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