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Aug 6, 2009
Outlets try image change to boost sales
Kai Ryssdal talks with Bill Patterson, senior researcher at Mintel, about new rebranding strategies from Whole Foods and Proctor & Gamble.
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Aug 6, 2009
What do your recession dreams mean?
Wondering why Ben Bernanke has been making frequent cameos in your dreams? Check out these interpretations by Kelly Bulkeley, dream researcher at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif. And tell us what you've been dreaming.
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Aug 5, 2009
Rating agencies under gov’t microscope
Reporter Jeremy Hobson talks with Bill Radke about why a Senate committee is saying the government should regulate rating agencies.
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Aug 5, 2009
What employment data tells us
Bill Stone, chief investment strategist at PNC Wealth Management, talks with Steve Chiotakis about whether the ADP employment data is a good prognosticator for the upcoming unemployment report, and what Procter & Gamble's quarterly profit loss indicates.
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Aug 5, 2009
The risks with health care town halls
Members of Congress are heading home for recess, which means the health care debate could be coming to a town hall near you. Or maybe not. Tamara Keith explains.
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Aug 5, 2009
Treasury expected to boost sale of TIPS
Reporter Jeremy Hobson talks with Steve Chiotakis about the announcement the Treasury Department is expected to make about boosting the sale of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.
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Aug 5, 2009
What’s in the way of U.S. rail transit?
L.A. Times business columnist David Lazarus talks with Bill Radke about what is standing in the way of making rail transit a success in the United States.
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Aug 5, 2009
No more status quo for health care
Kai Ryssdal talks with health reform czar Nancy-Ann DeParle to smooth out some confusing facts about health-care reform. She also explains what President Obama will be doing while Congress is on summer recess.
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Aug 5, 2009
The risky life of an L.A. ‘Tamalero’
Selling tamales on the streets of Los Angeles is a dangerous game of hide-and-seek. Tamale vendors, or "Tamaleros," have to avoid obstacles like gangs, traffic, police and health inspectors to make only about $30 a day. Devin Browne talks to one Tamalero who's found ways to stay in business.
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Aug 5, 2009
Obama treks to Indiana to talk economy
President Obama is heading back to Indiana for the fourth time in the past 15 months – he visited the city of Elkhart back in February. The economy is likely to be a major topic, since the state has been hard-hit by the downturn. Tamara Keith reports.
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