Segments From This Episode

• Don’t have a credit history? Utility bills could soon help

  by Peter O'Dowd

  Congress is considering a bill, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act, that would make it easier for nontraditional borrowers to build a credit history.

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• Nation’s electricity grid gets a test

  by Dan Weissmann

  The aging grid's main protection against attack is that it's too sprawling and complicated to all go down at once.

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• Obamacare: Down for the count?

  by Dan Gorenstein

  By all accounts, about 50,000 people have made it through the federal exchanges.

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• Life in the Philippines and the cycle of disaster

  by Adriene Hill

  Typhoons beat on the Philippines regularly, destroying roads, bridges and buildings in an already poor country.

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• How much is an apology worth?

  by Kate Davidson

  It seems like people have been talking themselves hoarse with apologies lately — a lot of them for the flawed roll-out of Obamacare.

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• The First Lady economy

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  Michelle Obama has a new pet project: Getting kids into college. But will her involvement help or hurt the initiative?

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• Final Note: Robbie Bobbies for sale

  by Kai Ryssdal

  In which Marketplace finds a reason to bring Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to attention.

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• The tears, jeers and dollars behind the Atlanta Braves’ big move

  by Kai Ryssdal

  The Atlanta Braves push for a small stadium in the suburbs. But why?

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• How to "Win" at the stock market in no time at all

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Sam Weiner and Daniel Kibblesmith give their tips for playing (and winning at) the stock market.

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