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Take a deep breath. We talk through the day of apocalyptic markets in our Weekly Wrap; there are some numbers on the rise — the average FICO score; and volunteers pitch in to fight the West's brutal wildfires.

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Felicia Day and the guild of geek

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 21, 2015
A million hats weren't enough for her, so the producer-performer wrote a memoir.
"I have signed on for the career of a million hats," Felicia Day says.
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Credit: What's in your wallet?

by Gigi Douban
Aug 21, 2015
Americans' FICO scores are on the rise. What's going on?
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In Northwest, fire officials are accepting volunteers

by Andy Uhler
Aug 21, 2015
The experiment could be a model for managing disasters with limited resources.
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Weekly Wrap: plunging markets

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 21, 2015
Cardiff Garcia from FT Alphaville and Leigh Gallagher of Fortune join Kai Ryssdal to recap the week in business and finance.
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A check on equity-based crowdfunding

by Jim Burress
Aug 21, 2015
Georgia was one of the first states to allow this type of regulated crowdfunding.
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In oil glut, fewer oil rigs mean less work

by Todd Melby
Aug 21, 2015
Steve Brown started his Bakken water-hauling business during the field's peak .
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Take a deep breath. We talk through the day of apocalyptic markets in our Weekly Wrap; there are some numbers on the rise — the average FICO score; and volunteers pitch in to fight the West’s brutal wildfires.

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