04/03/13
Marketplace for Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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President Obama is worried that the nascent housing recovery is leaving too many people, including young people, behind. His administration is moving to increase lending to homebuyers will risky credit. But the question is, should those homebuyers be part of the housing recovery. Also, rumors of a Facebook phone have early adopters interested. Facebook had struggled with mobile in the past. And finally, tax season is upon us, so we talk with Stephen Dubner about the Freakonomics of taxes.
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Rural doctors slow to adopt electronic medical records
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Jay-Z's blueprint for baseball
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A Facebook phone: Why?
Facebook may be introducing a smartphone soon.
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Is the housing recovery leaving too many behind?
According to a report in the Washington Post, President Obama's administration is worried that the housing recovery is leaving too many people, including young people, behind.
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The Tax Man Nudgeth: Freakonomics
April 15 is less than two weeks away and Stephen Dubner has found some new ways to convince Americans to pay their taxes.
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One was voluntary, the other was not.
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