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Kai is the host and senior editor of “Marketplace,” the most widely heard program on business and the economy — radio or television, commercial or public broadcasting — in the country. Kai speaks regularly with CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, startup entrepreneurs, small-business owners and everyday participants in the American and global economies. Before his career in broadcasting, Kai served in the United States Navy and United States Foreign Service. He’s a graduate of Emory University and Georgetown University. Kai lives in Los Angeles with his wife and four children.
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Just wait for the hearings on this...
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 25, 2008
It seems that a week after saying he wasn't going to use the other half of the 700 billion dollar bailout package, Treasury Secretary Paulson has...
Citi bailout shows depth of toxic assets
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 24, 2008
In the federal government's bailout of Citigroup, the bank gets another $20 billion of fresh capital, and taxpayers are on the hook for most of the losses from Citi's toxic assets. Kai Ryssdal talks with John Carney of Clusterstock.com about the details.
Here's why Paulson bailed on the TARP...
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 24, 2008
...or at least the original version of it, that is, buying up troubled assets....
Macy's adapts to the downturn
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 24, 2008
Retailers are facing grim predictions for meager Christmas-sales growth. Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren talks about how one of the biggest retail chains is dealing with the downturn.
If you've been wondering...
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 21, 2008
...who's getting how much of the bailout money, the New York Times has a handy-dandy tracking chart here....
I'm pretty sure this is bad...
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 21, 2008
I was traveling yesterday -- to New York for an interview with the CEO of Macy's that'll air next week. But I wanted to point this out....
Well, THIS is interesting...
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 19, 2008
Rick Wagoner's been the CEO of General Motors for 8 years....
Treat homeowners like Donald Trump
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 18, 2008
When Donald Trump almost went bankrupt in the '90s, creditors made him give up his credit cards before he got help. Commentator Todd Buchholz says homeowners who face foreclosure have to give up some things too.
You've been wondering how we're going to pay for the bailout?
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 18, 2008
Raising taxes?
Nope.
Printing more money?
Kind of.
The way we do that is by selling Treasuries.
And guess who's buying.
If you're keeping score
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 18, 2008
Barry Ritholtz has an interesting table over at The Big Picture: which stock market indices have fallen farthest fastest since their peaks.