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"The Buzzword": Variable Pay Program
Sep 10, 2004
Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Sound Money will bring you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance: "Variable Pay Program." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
Factoid: Job satisfaction for American workers...
Sep 3, 2004
Job satisfaction for American workers...
Weird Economic Indicators
Sep 3, 2004
What do hemlines and boxes say about the American economy? They're both indicators as to how we're doing. Most people know about the unemployment rate and the consumer price index, but what can these other lesser-known signs point to? We talk to Hugh Johnson, the First Albany Chief Economist.
"The Buzzword": Export Tariff
Sep 3, 2004
Life is hard enough without having to decipher everything. Each week, Sound Money will bring you a word or a phrase that has bubbled to the top of the news. For instance: "Export Tariff." You hear it, you see it, but do you really know it?
Investing in Commodities
Sep 22, 2011
Feeling a little uncertain with seesaw oil prices and a mercurial stock market? Well, we've got one word for you: Commodities. Kai speaks to Dan McNeela, a senior analyst at Morningstar, about what investing in raw goods can do for your portfolio.
Movin' Right Along
Lisa Napoli Sep 22, 2011
Forty three million people are going to move this year -- that's a sixth of the entire American population. There's more to moving than the obvious cost of the truck and boxes. Sound Money reporter Lisa Napoli unpacks what you need to know.
"Straight Story": Economic doom
Aug 20, 2004
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. Are we headed towards economic doom? Chris isn’t panicking.
Letters for August 14, 2004
Sep 22, 2011
We open the Sound Money mail from the last few weeks. Don't miss the missives.
"Straight Story": Where the Jobs Are
Aug 13, 2004
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. The job report for July set off the wrong type of fireworks. Chris cleans up the debris.
The Oil Market
Sep 22, 2011
Oil prices have reached a record high. But gas prices have dipped. What does this mean for consumers? Kai asks Jim Burkhard, director of global oil at Cambridge Energy Research Associates, about the ins and outs of the oil market.
