Segments From This Episode

• A rural Alaskan village established a reindeer herd to improve diet and boost economy

  by Marketplace Contributor

  

  The isolated village of Port Heiden hopes reindeer, and a few other farm animals, may be the answer to expensive imported fresh food.

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• After Maria, a young Puerto Rican forges a new path in Florida

  by Renata Sago

  

  More than 190,000 people have left the island for Florida since the hurricane, including 20-somethings looking for better opportunities.

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• What the Fed may be weighing this week as it eyes short-term interest rates

  by Mitchell Hartman

  A big date on the economic calendar this week: the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee meeting Dec. 12 and 13. We’ll find out Wednesday whether it’s raising short-term interest rates again. An important piece of the economic puzzle landed on today with the November jobs report. It showed unemployment at a low 4.1 percent and […]

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• Despite high interest rates, people still sign up for department credit cards

  by Erika Beras

  

  Department store credit cards, which tend to have high interest rates, have fallen out of fashion. But for some with bad credit, they are the only option.

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