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Mar 4, 2009
Line between work and life is blurring
Americans are taking fewer vacation days and clocking in more hours just to stay employed. Kai Ryssdal talks to sociologist Dalton Conley about the fading separation between work and life.
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Mar 4, 2009
Senate tackles credit card regulation
The Senate Banking Committee is looking at what they can do to curb sky-rocketing credit card bills. The committee hopes to protect users against things like retroactive interest-rate hikes. Jennifer Collins reports.
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Mar 3, 2009
Helping bad news go down easier
Michigan is one state that's had a particularly rough time with layoffs. At least the state's Chamber of Commerce has been trying to help employers deliver the bad news. Dustin Dwyer went to a seminar to learn more.
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Mar 3, 2009
When’s this free fall going to end?
As international markets appear to make a free fall, investors wonder how loyal they should be to their portfolios. Steve Chiotakis surveys the situation with market strategist David Buick from the Cantor Index in London.
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Mar 3, 2009
Auto industry can putter on used cars
The market for used cars is finding some benefits in the downtrodden economy, as some consumers look to previously owned vehicles for more value. Some lots are even devoting more space to used cars. David Chong reports.
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Mar 3, 2009
Stimulus spending is visible online
Starting today, federal agencies must disclose how they're spending their share of the near $800 billion stimulus package. Ronni Radbill explains how the use of online reports could help improve government transparency.
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Mar 3, 2009
World markets might need a miracle
World markets are down this morning following the Dow's 300-point drop yesterday, closing at below 7,000 points. Andrew Hilton from the Center for the Study of Financial Innovation tells Bill Radke it may take divine intervention to get the markets going again.
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Mar 3, 2009
Politics may strain health care reform
A big portion of President Obama's stimulus package is directed at increasing health coverage for more Americans. But commentator Edward Miguel says the new focus on fixing health care will put stress on Obama's bipartisan pledge.
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Mar 3, 2009
Frugal is the new cool
The recession is causing people to talk more openly about money. It's also helping people be more frugal. Kai Ryssdal speaks with behavioral economist Dan Ariely about why it's a good thing people are saving.
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Mar 3, 2009
Assessing the need for an F-22
The Pentagon has a pending order for 180 of Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor, a technologically-advanced military fighter aircraft. Steve Chiotakis talks to Mark Bowden from The Atlantic Monthly about whether we need to buy F-22's in this economy.
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