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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Planet Money
The Jobs With The Biggest (And Smallest) Pay Gaps Between Men And Women
February 12, 2013 Women are paid less than men, even when they're doing the same jobs. Here's where the wage gap is smallest — and largest.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Planet Money
Ask A Banker: Stock Tips!
February 11, 2013 Does anyone make anything that beats a low-cost index fund? There are at least two short answers to this, which are (1) Don't ask me, and (2) No.
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Economy
With Gasoline Prices Rising, Consumers Are Having A Tough Year
February 6, 2013 They're getting hit with a double whammy: a spike in gas prices and smaller paychecks because a payroll tax break expired. That combination could dampen consumer spending, economists say.
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Monday, February 04, 2013
Planet Money
Health Care Spending In America, In Two Graphs
February 4, 2013 Where do our health care dollars go? Where does the money come from? And how has the picture changed over time?
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The Two-Way
Middle-Aged Breadwinners Become Part Of The 'Sandwich Generation'
January 30, 2013 As more grown children cannot find jobs and aging parents aren't working, the generation in the middle is faced with financial responsibility for both groups, a Pew study finds.
The Two-Way
Report: Your Salary Data May Be For Sale
January 30, 2013 NBC News reports that the Equifax credit reporting agency has collected wage records on about one-third of American adults. Some has then been sold to "debt collectors, financial service companies and other entities." It's all legal, but is viewed by some as a huge breach of privacy.
Economy
Study: Nearly Half In U.S. Lack Financial Safety Net
January 30, 2013 In his inaugural address, President Obama envisioned a nation where even "the poorest child knows she has the same chance to succeed as anyone else." But a new report finds that 44 percent of Americans do not have the savings to cover basic expenses for three months if they lose their income.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Sunday, January 27, 2013
It's All Politics
The GOP And Taxes: In The States, It Can Get Complicated
January 27, 2013 Republican Mike Pence just began his term as Indiana governor with a plan to cut the state income tax rate, joining Louisiana's Bobby Jindal, Wisconsin's Scott Walker, Nebraska's Dave Heineman and other GOP governors in pushing for similar plans. But some Republican state legislators aren't convinced.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Simon Says
A Thought That's Worth More Than A Penny (Or A Nickel)
January 19, 2013 With candy bars or a pack of gum costing a dollar or more these days, perhaps it's time to get rid of pennies and nickels altogether. The problem, NPR's Scott Simon says, is picking which historic profiles should get the boot.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The Salt
Whole Foods Founder John Mackey On Fascism And 'Conscious Capitalism'
January 16, 2013 The outspoken Whole Foods founder tells us why he hates "Obamacare" and why we have trouble cutting the sugar, fat and salt out of our diets. But now he's told CBS he used a poor choice of words when referring to the health law as fascism.
