01/16/07
Marketplace PM for January 16, 2007
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Decline of the housing boom hits home
Two of the country's biggest homebuilders, Centex and KB Home, gave us a sign today that the nation's housing boom may, indeed, have hit bottom. Alisa Roth reports.
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Verizon sells off New England lines
Verizon's about done with old-fashioned phone lines. The company announced today it's spinning off local lines in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Keith Shortall reports.
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Freeze could mean a rise in avocado dip
Consumers will soon feel the pain of the California freeze in citrus and strawberry prices at the supermarket — not to mention loading up a chip with guacamole on Superbowl Sunday. Janet Babin reports.
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U.S. census: Single women outnumber married
More women now live without a spouse than with one, according to The New York Times. Amy Scott reports that the demographic shift could change how we think about everything from healthcare to the school day.
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Interest turns to student-loan bill
Democrats are set to take up their next big issue tomorrow: interest rates on student loans. The bill would cut rates on some loans in half. Who's going to pay for that? Hillary Wicai reports.
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Loan debts limit college grads' contributions
Clare Robbins graduated from a private liberal arts college in 2004, and now has a student-loan debt of about $65,000. She says paying back her loans affects more than just her financial future.
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For some, life is good — and hidden
Most Afghans say their lives haven't improved since U.S. troops were sent in six years ago. For those with wealth, however, it's a different story. Miranda Kennedy reports on how Kabul's new elite spend their time.
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P.J.'s Cliffs Notes on Adam Smith
It's the book that made free trade famous: "The Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith. But who's got time to read its 900-plus pages? Humorist P.J. O'Rourke did and wrote his own book about it. He talks with Kai Ryssdal.
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