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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Shelf Life
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.
Credit: What's in your wallet?
by Gigi Douban
Aug 21, 2015
Americans' FICO scores are on the rise. What's going on?
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.
Weekly Wrap
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.
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.