Treasury pick Jack Lew and the future of the economy
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Kai Ryssdal
Jan 11, 2013
The Weekly Wrap looks at what President Obama's Treasury Secretary pick indicates about the economic priorities in President Obama's second term, and what a trillion dollar coin says about how we run our economy.
What it will take to get a 6.5% unemployment rate
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Kai Ryssdal
Dec 14, 2012
The Federal Reserve says it will keep interest rates near zero until the unemployment rate drops to 6.5 percent. But what will it take to get there?
Rolling down the fiscal cliff
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Kai Ryssdal
Nov 9, 2012
Felix Salmon of Reuters and Catherine Rampell from the New York Times discuss the big topic of the day -- the fiscal cliff. Hard to avoid.
Disappointing earnings reports lead to a drop in the Dow
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Kai Ryssdal
Oct 19, 2012
Time for the Weekly Wrap. This week: The Dow suffers a 200-point drop, tech companies see lower-than-expected earnings reports.
Jobless rate below 8%, candidates vague about jobs in debate
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Kai Ryssdal
Oct 5, 2012
Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street and beyond. This week: debating jobs. The new numbers and the presidential candidates' vague answers of what policies they'd use to boost employment.
Weekly Wrap: QE3 and its effect on the economy
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 14, 2012
Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street and beyond. This week: The third round of stimulus from the Federal Reserve.
Weekly Wrap: Defending the big banks
Aug 24, 2012
Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street and beyond. This week: The markets aren't budging, and a defense for big banks by one of the architects of the JPMorgan Chase merger.
Weekly Wrap: Ben Bernanke's latest visit to the Hill
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Kai Ryssdal
Jul 20, 2012
Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street. This week: Ben Bernanke's latest statements on what the Federal Reserve can do for the country, and the latest EU summit.
Weekly Wrap: The slowdown of the global economy
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Kai Ryssdal
Jun 8, 2012
Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street and beyond. This week: Signs of a slowdown all across the world, and the Federal Reserve's latest statement.