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What’s included in the Consumer Price Index and what isn’t?
WEBNov 22, 2021 · The PCE includes all goods and services that Americans buy and pay for. In contrast to the CPI, the PCE takes into account spending from governments and employers. The Federal Reserve uses the PCE ...
The Enron scandal: 20 years later, what’s changed?
WEBSep 23, 2021 · Get the Podcast. It was 20 years ago next month that energy giant Enron — then the seventh-largest company in the U.S. — crumbled, resulting in historic layoffs and ravaging retirement savings ...
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WEBMarketplace. Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, our flagship program is all about providing context on the economic news of the day. Through stories, conversations and newsworthy numbers, we help listeners ...
Marketplace Business News Podcast & Show - Marketplace
WEB3 days ago · Marketplace is our flagship business news podcast and show hosted by Kai Ryssdal. Through personal stories and on-the-ground conversations we help listeners understand the economic world around them.
New research shows racial discrimination in hiring is still …
WEBAug 3, 2021 · A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that systemic racial discrimination during the job application process is still happening.. Researchers sent more than 80,000 ...
How much control do presidents really have over the economy?
WEBFeb 5, 2021 · President Joe Biden is set to give a speech on the economy Friday. We already know a good amount about what he wants to do, from the campaign and from his proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief ...
How do states without a sales tax or income tax pay for …
WEBNov 11, 2021 · But America has 10 two-legged stools — states without either a sales tax or an income tax. States that have forgone sales taxes include Delaware, Montana and Oregon, while Nevada, South Dakota ...
CEO Reed Hastings on how Netflix beat Blockbuster
WEBSep 8, 2020 · Stitcher. RSS. In early 2000, Netflix founders Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph offered to sell the company to Blockbuster for $50 million. Blockbuster turned them down. Eventually, Netflix ...
What did America buy with the auto bailout, and was it worth it?
WEBNov 13, 2018 · Some $426 billion in taxpayer money would soon be lent or directly invested in major banks and corporations to try to stabilize the financial system and prevent even more job losses. About 20 ...