Segments From This Episode

• Judge dismisses LIBOR lawsuits against big banks

  by Kai Ryssdal

  This afternoon, a federal judge in New York dismissed a big chunk of the lawsuits against banks involved in the LIBOR scandal.

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• For one hedge fund: A heartbreaking week of staggering gossip

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  What do a $155 million Picasso, a $60 million Hamptons home, a $600 million fine and a trader in handcuffs have in common? The answer: a tumultuous week for high-profile hedge-fund titan Stephen A. Cohen.

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• Your gas bill will rise under new rules (but by how much?)

  by David Weinberg

  Oil companies say new EPA rules on sulfur levels in gas will increase prices several cents a gallon, but higher refining costs could play out many ways.

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• Did ‘barefoot homeless guy’ really deserve charity?

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Remember the “barefoot homeless guy” from when an NYPD officer bought him shoes? Well, he’s back in the news this week after being seen recently counting a “huge wad of bills.”

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• Insider trading charges: One way to end a long week

  by Kai Ryssdal

  An SAC Capital trader was charged today with securities fraud, allegedly short-selling stocks based on inside information

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• Grown men who can’t wait to play with My Little Ponies

  by Kai Ryssdal

  My Little Pony has a sizable cult fan base of men 18 – 40. Yes, they're called Bronies.

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• Want a U.S. visa? Got a spare $500,000?

  by Adam Allington

  

  The government is doling out a growing number of visas to immigrants who invest half a million dollars in the U.S.

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