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Economic Half-Time Show
Jul 1, 2005
We're only six months into 2005 and already we've seen record oil prices, less than stellar job numbers, and multiple interest rate hikes. Zanny Minton Beddoes of the <i>Economist Magazine</i> gives us a mid-year economic review.
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"Day in the Work Life": Forensic Cop
Jul 1, 2005
On this week's "A Day In the Work Life" -- our regular look at how folks trade time for money -- we put a forensic cop under the microscope.
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"Day in the Work Life": Gift Store Buyer
Jun 18, 2005
On this week's "A Day In the Work Life" -- our regular look at how folks trade time for money -- we browse the aisles with a gift store buyer.
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Wi-Fi Woes
Jun 18, 2005
Is wireless access to the internet a right? A privilege? A good business model? <i>Fortune Magazine’s</i> Adam Lashinsky joins Kai for a chat on the unintended consequences of the wi-fi revolution.
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Mr. Mom Goes Mainstream
Jun 17, 2005
Move over soccer moms. The number of full-time dads staying home to take care of children is at a record high, according to Census Bureau data. So on this Father's Day weekend, Marketplace's Amy Scott reports on the growing trend of domestic dads.
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"Day in the Work Life": Sommelier
Jun 10, 2005
On this week's "A Day In the Work Life" -- our regular look at how folks trade time for money -- we sniff, sip and swirl with a Sommelier.
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Grading Corporations on Their "Goodness"
Jun 10, 2005
Fund companies have started to grade corporations on corporate governance. That's a fancy term for how a company treats its shareholders and pays its executives. Kai learns the rating rubric from Morningstar's Pat Dorsey.
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"Day in the Work Life": A Voice Instructor
Jun 3, 2005
The theater world gets its moment in the spotlight Sunday night with the Tony awards. So on this week's A Day In the Work Life...our regular look at how folks trade their time for money...we put the spotlight on a voice teacher.
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Chris Farrell with the "Straight Story": Health Care Reform
Jun 3, 2005
It's time once again for economics editor Chris Farrell to help you sort out what's smart, what's stupid and what's the Straight Story. This week: Chris sends an SOS to Congress.
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From the Money Matters Desk: Nice Girls Don't Get Rich
Jun 3, 2005
Lois Frankel, author of "Nice Girls Don't Get Rich," stops by to share tips from her new book. Learn how to avoid the most common mistakes women make with money.
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