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Apr 17, 2010
Airline merger may hurt hubs
Continental and United are said to be in merger talks. That could be bad news for passengers in cities like Cleveland. Brett Neely reports.
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Apr 17, 2010
Getting Personal
Kathy Kristof of CBS MoneyWatch and Tess Vigeland take on some listener questions, including one from a young homeowner who struggles over whether to sell her dream home to move to her dream city, and a flame torch juggler who wonders if it's too big of a risk to throw away the voting forms from his mutual funds.
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Apr 17, 2010
Financially preparing for a life with kids
Jeff Opdyke, author of the new book called "Piggybanking," talks with Tess Vigeland about whether there's ever a right time to have kids, and how to teach them about money.
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Apr 16, 2010
A conversation with Roger Lowenstein
Author and Bloomberg columnist Roger Lowenstein joined Marketplace Money host Tess Vigeland for a conversation about the roots of the financial crisis and lessons learned from his book "The End of Wall Street."
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Apr 16, 2010
The end of Wall Street as we knew it
Author Roger Lowenstein talks with Kai Ryssdal about his new book "The End of Wall Street," the roots of the financial crisis, and where we go from here.
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Apr 16, 2010
Libraries adapt to help unemployed
More people are using their local libraries these days, and many of them are unemployed. They're using free computers and asking librarians for help. Zachary Barr reports on how librarians are coping.
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Apr 15, 2010
Pharmacists do more for health care
With a projected shortage of primary care doctors, pharmacists are becoming more involved with patients. Walgreens has even begun training their pharmacists to become "health care coaches." Kerry Grens reports.
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Apr 15, 2010
A tax on empty house owners in France
In France, many people feel that empty houses are going to waste. So some protesters are trying to force owners to let their property out by hitting them with an empty house tax. John Laurenson reports.
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Apr 15, 2010
NYC’s homeless may pay shelter rent
People in New York City who live in homeless shelters and have jobs may be forced to pay rent because of a rule the city is enforcing. Alisa Roth reports.
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Apr 15, 2010
Study: Handling money minimizes pain
Professor Kathleen Vohs talks with Tess Vigeland about a study she helped lead that says handling dollar bills actually helps ease both physical and mental pain.
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