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Noel King

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Noel King is currently a correspondent for Planet Money and was formerly a senior reporter for the Marketplace Wealth and Poverty desk.

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Behind New York's Right to Shelter policy

by Noel King
Sep 30, 2015
The city's homeless owe their municipal shelters to an unprecedented lawsuit.
The government released new homeless figures. But how is the number counted?
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PODCAST: Beer of champions

by Noel King
Sep 18, 2015
Interest rates, President Xi Jinping in America, and the beer of champions.
General Mills is entering the beer business.
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Federal poverty measure unchanged from last year

by Noel King
Sep 16, 2015
U.S. Census reports the median income rate also remained the same from last year.
Low-income families select free bread and produce at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey last month. The food bank has seen an 11 percent increase in distribution in Atlantic County since four major Atlantic City casinos closed in 2014.
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All in the family: the new mortgage math

by Noel King
Sep 16, 2015
Fannie Mae overhauls a loan option to reflect economic realities.
Fannie Mae has overhauled a mortgage loan option to reflect economic realities.
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PODCAST: The refugee crisis in Europe

by Noel King
Sep 3, 2015
Global interest rates, wages for low-income Americans, and the humanitarian crisis in Europe.
Migrants protest against being taken to a refugee camp from a train that has been held at Bicske station on September 3, 2015 in Bicske, near Budapest, Hungary.
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Socioeconomic status could be affecting childrens' brains

by Noel King
Sep 3, 2015
A large-scale study shows a link between parental income and a child's brain size.
Elizabeth Sowell, a neuroscientist at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, points to a chart comparing family income and brain surface area.
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PODCAST: Waiting at Wal-Mart

by Noel King
Sep 2, 2015
Job growth in August, Wal-Mart's woes, and wartime bonds.
Competition from online retailers and deep discounters weigh on Wal-Mart.
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PODCAST: Consumers love coupons

by Noel King
Sep 1, 2015
Arctic competition, medical debt collection, and post-recession consumer habits.
Some post-recession habits die hard.
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PODCAST: Friendly-ish skies

by Noel King
Aug 31, 2015
A look to the week ahead, Obama's visit to Alaska, and airline profits.
The skies are not equally friendly to everyone. Sometimes, it's about what you're willing to pay.
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PODCAST: Looking for a rebound

by Noel King
Aug 25, 2015
Where do we go after Black Monday?
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 25, 2015 in New York City. Following a day of steep drops in global markets, the Dow Jones industrial average rallied over 300 points in morning trading.
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