Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Bernanke joins PIMCO

David Brancaccio Apr 30, 2015
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Mid-day Update

PODCAST: Bernanke joins PIMCO

David Brancaccio Apr 30, 2015
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The number of people signing up for unemployment benefits hit a 15 year low in the last week. More on that. Plus, more on the efforts to get aid to Nepal with AmeriCares CEO Michael Nyenhuis. And former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is joining PIMCO as an advisor. We look at what this means.

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