Segments From This Episode

• The start of a credit colossus?

  by Nova Safo

  One of the country’s biggest credit card firm wants to buy another. Capital One says it’s reached an all-stock deal to take over Discover Financial Services. The deal would create a stronger rival to Visa and Mastercard.

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• America’s farmers are getting older

  by Savannah Peters

  

  The average age of farmers is increasing as young aspiring farmers face financial barrier to starting up.

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• Want to know where inflation’s headed? Look to the producer price index

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  

  It’s usually called a measure of wholesale prices, but it can also be a leading indicator that shows where consumer prices are headed.

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