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Credit Where Credit is Due

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Dash Wasserman
Aug 23, 2011
Saran Sholar invested in her education and thought she was a shoe-in for the job. Having spent many years as a human resources professional, she...
Posted In: credit report, economy 4.0, employment screening
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Bad credit could hurt your job search

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Aug 19, 2011
Some recruiters are now choosing to check applicants' credit reports, and it could make a difference whether or not you land that job
Posted In: Jobs
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Spending vs. savings during these unnerving times

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David Brancaccio
Aug 19, 2011
Into the teeth of this economic gale, I had to make quite a spending decision this week. It wasn't a frivolous purchase - not the $5,000 carbon-f...
Posted In: Personal Finance, Saving, spending
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Why the rich are investing in 'family offices'

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Aug 8, 2011
A 'family office' is an investment vehicle that deals with the money of a single family, allowing the wealthy investors to avoid a lot of disclosure and regulation
Posted In: Investing
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How is your credit report affecting your employment?

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Amanda Aronczyk
Jul 26, 2011
A study by the Society for Human Resource Management found that over 60 percent of employers used credit reports in deciding whether to hire...
Posted In: credit report, credit score, david brancaccio, economy 4.0
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DC walking tour: The CFPB friends and foes

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David Brancaccio
Jul 21, 2011
Economy 4.0's David Brancaccio takes us to the government institutions that can help -- and hurt -- the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Alternative Indicator: The G(raffiti)DP

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Stan Alcorn
Jul 20, 2011
The numbers are bad: Unemployment is at 9.2% after rising for three straight months. Goldman Sachs cut its GDP growth forecast from 2% down to 1....
Posted In: Albuquerque, alternative indicator, Bernalillo County, economy 4.0, graffiti
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Storming the Capital: A CFPB Walking Tour

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Dash Wasserman
Jul 20, 2011
David Brancaccio travels to Washington to see the institutions interested in the powerful new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau....
Posted In: ABA, CFPB, david brancaccio, economy 4.0, Federal Reserve, treasury
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Separate and unequal economies in the Arab world

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David Brancaccio
Jun 23, 2011
Separate economic systems are meant to spur investment and foreign entrepreneurialism. But the Arab economic model may in fact be holding economies back.
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Free Zones: A Tale of Two Economies

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Dash Wasserman
Jun 23, 2011
Think one economy is hard enough to regulate? Try Two. In the U.A.E., so-called "free zones" allow foreigners to set up businesses for nominal fe...
Posted In: economy 4.0, middle east

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Special correspondent David Brancaccio and the Economy 4.0 team cover the economy of the future — and how to make it work better for more people. In the wake of the recent crisis, we investigate how the financial regulatory system is (or isn't) being reformed, how that will affect you and how we measure progress. Follow us on Twitter.

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

Annapolis57 | May 17, 2013
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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

jgrothues | May 16, 2013
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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

rcd43 | May 16, 2013
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How World Finance makes a killing lending on the installment (loan) plan

There is something fundamentally wrong with predatory lending businesses, whether they are pay day loans or installment contracts. The business...

entropyman | May 15, 2013

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