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Can crypto restore its credibility?
Dec 13, 2022

Can crypto restore its credibility?

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Amid the FTX debacle, some question whether the unregulated crypto industry can regain trust. Plus, where inflation is slowing and how remote work is changing holiday travel.

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Inflation slows again. What now?

Dec 13, 2022
Prices rose 7.1% in November compared to a year ago — less than expected.
The gas prices drivers paid at the pump dipped 2% in November.
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In the market for a used car? There's some good news.

Dec 13, 2022
Prices are 3.3% lower than they were a year ago, and have been dropping every month for the last five months. Here's why.
Despite a gradual decrease in price, used cars are still a lot more expensive than they were a couple of years ago.
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How a “divorce” between the Treasury and Fed helped build the modern economy

Dec 13, 2022
In the 1950s, the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve reached an agreement that helped create the economy we have today.
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Can crypto restore its credibility?

Dec 13, 2022
Despite a raft of prosecutions and losses to investors in the billions, some say the industry has what it takes to find its feet.
Sam Bankman-Fried in 2021. The former FTX CEO was arrested in the Bahamas on behalf of the U.S., where federal prosecutors have indicted him for fraud and conspiracy.
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Extending your holiday trip to work remotely has its joys ... and its interrupted Zoom calls

Dec 14, 2022
When visiting family over the holidays, the mix of business, leisure and family time can be tricky.
With family or little ones around, concentrating on work while at your parents' house can be ... easier said than done.
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Lots of the same, despite rising prices

Gaile Harrell, a part-time cashier first featured in Marketplace’s series “The United States of Work,” describes how she’s navigating both work and inflation.

Music from the episode

"My Only Swerving" El Ten Eleven
"Baghdad Sun" Apollo Brown
"Fail Safe" William Tyler

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Andie Corban Producer I
Sarah Leeson Producer I
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II
Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I