Feb 6, 2017

02/06/2017: The retirement crisis

To retire comfortably, seniors need to replace about 70 percent of their pre-retirement income, according to financial experts. 401kcalculator.org via Flickr

Nearly 100 tech companies, including giants like Apple, Facebook, Google and Netflix, filed a legal brief Sunday challenging President Donald Trump's travel ban. We'll look at what that brief can do and how much of it is symbolic. Plus, it's no secret that Trump watches a lot of cable news, and advertisers are catching on. Then, we'll look at two very different crises in this country: a lack of retirement savings and missing railroad crossings on GPS.

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America's coming retirement crisis

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Feb 6, 2017

Six in 10 Americans aren't on track with their savings.

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What Trump's plans for small business could do to this pie shop

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar

Feb 6, 2017

In Los Angeles, the owners of The Pie Hole are waiting to find out about the president's plans for small businesses.

The Pie Hole's Los Angeles store. The owners have opened more locations, including one in Japan.

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Why aren't railroad crossings on your map app?

by Jed Kim

Feb 6, 2017

About 200 people are killed at track crossings each year.

Many signs indicate the danger at the site of a deadly 2015 accident in Oxnard, California, where a truck driver turned his vehicle onto railroad tracks.

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Hospitals see slowdown in health care reform as a lobbying win in Washington

by Dan Gorenstein

Feb 6, 2017

In the clearest sign yet that Republicans are tapping on the brakes on health care, President Donald Trump over the weekend said that an Obamacare replacement plan is coming by the end of this year, maybe early 2018. That’s very different from last month, when the president was talking about a plan coming as soon […]

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Trump's love of cable TV creates an opportunity

by Adriene Hill

Feb 6, 2017

President Donald Trump is a big fan of cable TV shows. That makes it more likely that advocates will try to reach him through advertising, which in turn could drive up ad rates. Stories You Might Like 02/06/17: What a 12,000 mile trek can teach you about America 02/03/2017: Super Bowl ads are riskier than […]

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Nearly 100 tech companies, including giants like Apple, Facebook, Google and Netflix, filed a legal brief Sunday challenging President Donald Trump’s travel ban. We’ll look at what that brief can do and how much of it is symbolic. Plus, it’s no secret that Trump watches a lot of cable news, and advertisers are catching on. Then, we’ll look at two very different crises in this country: a lack of retirement savings and missing railroad crossings on GPS.