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May 17, 2010
Greece may take legal action on banks
Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou says taking legal action against U.S. banks for their role in the Greek debt crisis is not out of the question.
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May 17, 2010
Interest rates can kill bond investing
Fortune Magazine's Allan Sloan talks with Steve Chiotakis about why you should be concerned about keeping money in the bond market.
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May 17, 2010
Lawsuits pile up over BP oil spill
British Petroleum says it made some progress over the weekend slowing the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But it may be too late to prevent the spill from spreading around the region. And it may be too late to prevent something else, too: lawsuits.
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May 17, 2010
Ariz. biz groups split on sales tax hike
U.S. cities and states are wrestling with their budgets, trying to decide whether to raise taxes, cut services, or both. In Arizona, voters will soon decide on whether to add a penny on the dollar sales tax to pay for education, public safety and health programs. Mark Brodie reports the state's business community is split.
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May 15, 2010
Letters: Job creation and more
Tess Vigeland reviews what listeners had to say about Marketplace stories on taking the long view on the markets and job creation as a fix for the unemployment problem.
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May 15, 2010
Getting Personal
Tess Vigeland and David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times take your questions on store credit, buying a home and some car loan co-sign drama.
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May 15, 2010
A CLASS Act: Long-term health care
Marketplace's Gregory Warner talks to Tess Vigeland about the CLASS Act, a little known provision in health care reform that provides long-term health care insurance.
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May 15, 2010
Saving for the future, a dollar at a time
Tess Vigeland stops by the Lamp Community, a homeless shelter on Skid Row in Los Angeles, for a money management class that teaches its clients how to save for a better future, even from incomes between $200 to $900 a month.
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May 15, 2010
What are checked baggage fees for?
Charles Wheelan, a disgruntled airline passenger, talks to Tess Vigeland about his lawsuit over a $25 checked baggage fee, after United Airlines lost his bag.
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May 15, 2010
Will the eurozone pull through crisis?
In a speech, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker suggested there was threat of a break up to the eurozone. Professor Barry Eichengreen talks with Kai Ryssdal about what can see the eurozone through its crisis and what would happen if a country pulls out of the euro.
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