Segments From This Episode

• Hybrid vehicle owners rev down

  by Sarah Gardner

  Only a little more than a third of hybrid vehicle owners decided to buy another hybrid in 2011, according to a new study.

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• Funny-looking clam fetches top dollar in China

  by Ashley Ahearn

  Poachers ply the waters of the Pacific Northwest to cash in on demand for geoducks.

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• President Obama pushes Buffett rule

  by John Dimsdale

  Traveling in Florida, the president continued to press his case for the proposed tax reform that would require Americans who make more than a million dollars a year to pay 30 percent of their income in federal taxes.

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• Dinner at Warren Buffett’s — without Buffett

  by Kai Ryssdal

  A dinner for 10 at Warren Buffett's childhood home is being auctioned off for charity. The catch: Buffett himself won't even be there.

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• The battle over billing codes

  by Gregory Warner

  Every little thing your doctor does has a special code attached, with a dollar sign. Codes were supposed to make things simpler. Instead, they've touched off an expensive arms race between doctors, hospitals and insurers.

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• A plan to stop the rise in stolen cell phones

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Wireless carriers will be able to disable a stolen phone, making it useless to resell.

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• Best Buy’s CEO steps down abruptly

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  Best Buy has been losing business to online retailers. CEP Brian Dunn unveiled a turnaround plan, but a few weeks later, he resigned.

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• Demystifying the national debt

  by Kai Ryssdal

  The U.S. national debt — currently clocked at $15.6 trillion — is a major issue that'll shape the election this fall. But where did it come from and what does it mean for individual Americans? A new book uncovers the numbers.

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• Santorum calls it quits

  by Bob Moon

  Rick Santorum’s decision to bow out of the presidential race frees up millions of dollars that Republicans can now spend to fight Obama.

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