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Economists Diagnosis Libya With 'Resource Curse'
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Planet Money
In Obama's Budget, 'A Lot Of Things To Question'
February 18, 2011 Sean West, an analyst at Eurasia Group, pores over the president's budget looking for budgetary lies.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Planet Money
Why You Should Be Afraid Of Japan
January 28, 2011 Economic superpower gets into a financial bubble. The bubble pops, and 20 years later the country can't seem to get back on track.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Planet Money
2010: Did The Economy Grow Or Are We Just Treading Water?
December 30, 2010 If you just want the headline, here it is: The economy is doing way better than expected and way worse than it should be.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Friday, November 05, 2010
Planet Money
Three Strange Things About The General Motors IPO
November 5, 2010 When General Motors has its initial public offering later this month, the U.S. government will sell a third of its stake in the company.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Planet Money
Housing Guy Apologizes For Housing Bubble
October 22, 2010 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have worked for decades to help more Americans become homeowners. Now, a former employee wants to apologize for doing such a good job of fulfilling that mission.
Planet Money
China May Regret Pushing For The G-20
October 22, 2010 Finance ministers from the G-20 are meeting in Seoul this weekend. At the top of their agenda: growing tensions over how countries use their currencies to gain advantage in global markets.
Friday, October 08, 2010
Planet Money
'Quantitative Easing' By The Fed, Explained
October 8, 2010 Quantitative easing, a step the Federal Reserve may take, is more dramatic than it sounds. It means creating massive amounts of money out of thin air with the hope of getting the economy back on track.
Friday, October 01, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Planet Money
'What We Can Smoke And Who We Can Marry': Libertarianism Explained
September 27, 2010 The election isn't a choice between libertarianism and socialism, libertarians and socialists say.
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Are You Screwed? Help Us Find Out
September 27, 2010 Are Planet Money listeners screwed by the new global economy? We'll talk to economists and historians to find out.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Planet Money
Is The U.S. Moving Toward Socialism? A Socialist Weighs In
September 16, 2010 A professor explains what socialists believe these days – and discusses the recent wave of "socialist" talk in political discourse.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Planet Money
The Scariest Boring Phrase In Finance
September 10, 2010 Usually, people try to pump up the drama when they tell a story. Sadly, a lot of people in finance have the opposite instinct.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Planet Money
How Wall Street Made The Mortgage Crisis Worse
August 27, 2010 Some bankers had evidence of problems with mortgage investments before the financial crisis hit. Rather than wind down this business, they sped it up using financial trickery.
