Segments From This Episode

• Bloomie’s new calling card

  by Jennifer Collins

  Taking its cue from grocery stores and drug stores, Bloomingdale's will offer a loyalty card that is not tied to a store credit card. The cards go to shoppers, but the department store chain may reap the biggest rewards.

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• Romney’s wife drives ‘a couple of Cadillacs’

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Two, actually. And he drives a Mustang and a Dodge pickup.

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• Postal Service layoffs will hit minorities

  by Gigi Douban

  Working at the post office has long been a way for African-Americans and others to rise up to the middle class. But at least 35,000 USPS jobs will soon be lost.

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• Letters: Office morale, FMLA and Greek yogurt

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Going over listeners' responses to past broadcasts. This week: Whether head-in parking is a sign of better office morale, more on the Family and Medical Leave Act and fans of Greek yogurt.

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• Weekly Wrap: Greece and the American recovery

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street. This week: Doubts over the Greek bailout plan, the Dow hitting 13,000 and the American recovery.

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• College grads reach new high

  by Amy Scott

  For the first time, more than 30 percent of American's have at least a bachelor's, according to the Census Bureau. But there is a growing racial gap between the haves and have nots.

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• Generation C: A new demographic label for marketers

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Gen X. Gen Y. The Millennials. Nielsen has coined the latest term to describe folks who are between 18 and 34 years old. How useful is the new coinage for marketers?

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• Louisiana film investment could win Oscar gold

  by Kate Archer Kent

  Like most states, Louisiana wants to capture some of Hollywood's production business. An Oscar-nominated film from Shreveport may provide the ticket.

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