Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets Bank Shareholders Oust Lewis As Chairman April 30, 2009 • Bank of America shareholders have voted to separate the jobs of chairman and chief executive at the company. The move is seen as something of a rebuke of the company's head Ken Lewis, who will stay on as CEO. Bank Shareholders Oust Lewis As Chairman Listen · 1:13 1:13 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103642542/103642517" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets Homeowners Should Examine Reverse Mortgages April 30, 2009 • The recession has increased the appeal of having older homeowners borrow against their home equity. The loan doesn't have to be repaid until the homeowner dies, moves or sells the home. Homeowners Should Examine Reverse Mortgages Listen · 4:04 4:04 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103642545/103642518" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Q&A: Cashing In With Reverse Mortgages April 30, 2009 • The recession increases the appeal of having older homeowners borrow against their home equity. The loan doesn't have to be repaid until the homeowner dies, moves or sells the home.
Expert Weighs In On Credit Cards April 29, 2009 • Joan Goldwasser, reporter for Kiplinger Personal Finance, discusses credit cards. She answers listeners' questions about credit card debt and interest rates. Expert Weighs In On Credit Cards Listen · 8:31 8:31 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103619001/103618981" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Book Reviews Count On This: Two Entertaining Economics Books April 29, 2009 • Author Susan Jane Gilman recommends two books — Niall Ferguson's The Ascent of Money and Alan Beattie's False Economy — to help you unravel the economic crisis. Count On This: Two Entertaining Economics Books Listen · 3:52 3:52 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103612277/103621229" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Count On This: Two Entertaining Economics Books Listen · 3:52 3:52 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103612277/103621229" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Jobless? Get Noticed In The New Economy April 29, 2009 • The unemployment rate is up across the country, and so are the numbers of people looking for new jobs. Conventional wisdom says it's probably time to polish up your resume. But with people showcasing their talents on YouTube and networking on Linkedln, are resumes relevant? Jobless? Get Noticed In The New Economy Listen · 29:43 29:43 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103613245/103613239" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'How Low Can You Go' Family Supper Challenge From Chef Jose Andres, A Family Favorite For $10 April 27, 2009 • NPR's "How Low Can You Go" family supper challenge asks celebrity chefs to cook a meal for four for less than $10. Jose Andres, who owns several Washington, D.C., restaurants and hosts the Made In Spain PBS show, makes a family favorite: Moorish-style chickpea and spinach stew. From Chef Jose Andres, A Family Favorite For $10 Listen · 8:18 8:18 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102854605/103545798" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Congress Tackles Credit Card Debt April 26, 2009 • This week, Congress will vote on a Credit Card Holders' Bill of Rights — and last week, President Obama met with the heads of card companies, signaling his support for the bill. Host Jacki Lyden checks in with some of these credit card holders — including one woman who froze her cards in a block of ice — and talks with U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who co-wrote the bill that the House will consider this week. Congress Tackles Credit Card Debt Listen · 7:38 7:38 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103509103/103509090" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Food Home Butchering Class Goes From Pig To Parts April 26, 2009 • Pork lovers may be pining for their porcine fix as the economy puts the squeeze on everyone's wallets. But for the hard-core foodie, a DIY attitude can help bring home more bacon. A butcher in New York is teaching students how to trim some fat from their budgets. Home Butchering Class Goes From Pig To Parts Listen · 4:58 4:58 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103506446/103509092" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Weatherizing Contractors In Short Supply April 26, 2009 • The federal stimulus plan is giving states $5 billion to make leaky homes more energy efficient. But there's a shortage of qualified contractors to do the work, and trainers are scrambling to get more builders up to speed on weatherization. Weatherizing Contractors In Short Supply Listen · 3:00 3:00 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103502330/103502321" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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YR Media Teens Turn To DIY Prom Dresses April 26, 2009 • High schoolers often shell out at the end of the year. There's yearbook costs, senior trips and the prom. All of that adds up in a normal year, but in the midst of a deep recession, parents and teens are scrambling to find creative solutions to finding the "perfect prom dress." Teens Turn To DIY Prom Dresses Listen · 5:25 5:25 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103502345/103502363" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Spring Home Sales Damp, But Young Buyers Bloom April 26, 2009 • Two reports on homes sales suggest the market still has far more dead weeds than green shoots. Still, real estate agents do see one encouraging sign: the return of first-time buyers. Spring Home Sales Damp, But Young Buyers Bloom Listen · 3:55 3:55 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103493510/103502318" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Spring Home Sales Damp, But Young Buyers Bloom Listen · 3:55 3:55 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103493510/103502318" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
National Remaking Michigan, Retooling Detroit April 25, 2009 • Michigan, the national leader in recession, depends on an auto industry that will never be as big as it was. So how does the Detroit area diversify? Who's hiring, or investing in something new? Morning Edition reports on Detroit's desperate race to replace the jobs that the automakers eliminate.
Planet Money What Exactly Is A Trillion? April 24, 2009 • The International Monetary Fund this week estimated that it will eventually write down $2.7 trillion dollars in assets. Our Planet Money team decided to find out just what is a trillion. What Exactly Is A Trillion? Listen · 5:17 5:17 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103442438/103442426" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets First-Time Buyers Jump Into Housing Market April 24, 2009 • After a dismal year full of plummeting values and foreclosures, the U.S. housing market is seeing glimmers of hope. And the key element to the turnaround might be first-time buyers. They accounted for more than half the purchases in March. First-Time Buyers Jump Into Housing Market Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103442432/103442421" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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