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Bennett Purser

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AMC's Sarah Barnett on legacy TV in the streaming era

Jan 22, 2020
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Why Charles Schwab's CEO strives for “less revenue per dollar.”

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Kai Explains

What's behind the price of gasoline?

by Bennett Purser and Kai Ryssdal
Oct 18, 2019
From taxes, to marketing, to refining, a lot into the price of a gallon of gasoline.
A motorist fills his car with gas at a gas station near an oil field pumping rig in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Christopher Kimball on running a new business and ditching the old rules on cooking

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Oct 17, 2019
And why he now feels "liberated" in the kitchen.
Christopher Kimball's latest venture is Milk Street, a multimedia cooking organization.
Connie Miller, CB Creatives
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American transportation is a major pollutant. See exactly where it's coming from.

by Molly Wood and Bennett Purser
Oct 16, 2019
Journalists and researchers have teamed up to map emissions from transportation around the United States.
Heat waves emanate from the exhaust pipe of a city bus in Los Angeles.
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My Economy

From recession to celebration, the business of wedding vows

by Bennett Purser
Oct 3, 2019
During the financial crisis, two writers found their way into the wedding business.
A bride reads her vows at a ceremony officiated by Angie Sommer.
Amanda Wei
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Auto loans are taking longer to pay off

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Oct 2, 2019
That could hurt consumers but benefit banks and dealerships.
Ford F-150s are lined up at a dealership in Hudson, Wisconsin.
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Brexit

Facts meet fantasy in an imagined Brexit scenario

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 25, 2019
As the deadline for Brexit approaches, Bloomberg reporters sketch out a vision of the future.
Outside the Houses of Parliament, a man waves flags at an anti-Brexit protest in London.
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Kai Explains

What you should know about household debt

by Bennett Purser and Kai Ryssdal
Sep 24, 2019
Mortgages, auto loans and credit card balances are all on the rise, according to the New York Federal Reserve.
The contingencies allow prospective home buyers to back out of a sale.
Stephen Brashear/Getty Images for Redfin
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Farm country wants to get back to business

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 23, 2019
"Trade, not aid," has become the mantra for farmers dealing with the trade war.
Soy beans are harvested in Owings, Maryland, in 2018.
Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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What exactly is the repo market?

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 18, 2019
It's how banks borrow money overnight. And it got a little crazy this week.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
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How the energy market affects the price at the pump

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 17, 2019
We break down the numbers behind a barrel of oil with Amelie Carlton of Rice University.
This AFPTV screen grab from a video made on Sept. 14 shows smoke billowing from an Aramco oil facility.
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