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May 8, 2010
Getting Personal
Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell take your questions on personal finance, including one about whether it's time to open a hot dog stand, how to deal with financial aid frustration, and how to get off a bank's radar once they've pegged you as a cash cow.
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May 8, 2010
Why are consumers spending again?
Economist Joel Naroff talks with Tess Vigeland about why consumers are spending again, and the lessons culled from the recession.
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May 8, 2010
How long should benefits last?
Heather Boushey of the Center for American Progress, and James Sherk, an economist at the Heritage Foundation, talk with Tess Vigeland about the debate over how long to extend unemployment benefits.
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May 8, 2010
Running out of unemployment benefits
Shawnette Daniel talks with Tess Vigeland about her unemployment benefits, which are almost running out.
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May 7, 2010
Economy adds 290K jobs in April
The Labor Department said 290,000 jobs were added to the economy in April. Marketplace takes a deeper look at this number with reactions from our top analysts.
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May 7, 2010
Flood may sink some Tenn. businesses
Damage estimates are just beginning to be tallied after two days of rain dumped nearly 14 inches on parts of Tennessee. Blake Farmer reports.
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May 7, 2010
Having kids makes you unhappy, right?
Research suggests that people with children are less happy than those without. Commentator Betsy Stevenson suggests maybe we're looking at it all wrong.
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May 7, 2010
What caused the Dow’s big plunge?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 1000 points. Reporter Jeremy Hobson talks with Kai Ryssdal about how much the Greek debt crisis played into the plunge, other factors that led to the fall, and what's going to happen at tomorrow's open.
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May 6, 2010
How Tennessee’s coping with flooding
Kyle Young, director of the Country Music Hall of Fame, talks with Kai Ryssdal about how the hall and museum is recovering after severe flooding and how folks are holding up in Nashville.
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May 6, 2010
It’s time for the rebirth of regulation
Three companies have been in the news lately — BP, Massey Energy, and Goldman Sachs — and presumably their PR offices aren't exactly delighted. Commentator Robert Reich says there's a significant connection between the three and a long-term trend in Washington.
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