Tag: economy
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July 10, 2008 11:02 PM EDT --
On Friday, Minnesota Public Radio's Midday program will air a discussion about the changes in journalism. Average people who just consume news sat with people in the press who are dedicated to reforming . . .
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August 28, 2009 04:54 PM EDT --
We told you last week about the .3 percent decrease in Minnesota’s unemployment numbers. That's the good news.
But check this out: The number of job vacancies decreased by 40 percent from the . . .
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January 19, 2008 04:30 PM EST --
President Bush and our Washington leaders are setting down a plan to "stimulate the economy." Perhaps it's more like that moment when the ship with a leak starts listing and you grab the . . .
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July 02, 2008 10:55 PM EDT --
Man, has the phrase "there are no guarantees" ever been more true?
Each day comes a new story about jobs that are going away - and that our comfortable lives are in a bit more in peril. From . . .
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March 12, 2009 01:48 PM EDT --
Okay, money doesn't buy happiness. And accumulating stuff shouldn't make us whole.
But there are some possessions that have value greater than the pricetag. And yet, in a recession, when the . . .
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August 20, 2009 11:59 AM EDT --
In just nine months, Amanda Halbersma, a Public Insight Network source, went from buying a foreclosed home to worrying about the possibility of foreclosure with that very same house.
Several years . . .
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August 25, 2009 04:13 PM EDT --
Numbers this month show that the U.S. economy is more productive. But what’s the toll of that productivity?
Stephanie Massey of Mound has some idea. Her husband, who works for a large financial . . .
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August 26, 2009 10:41 AM EDT --
Much remains unknown about the performance of the so-called American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, commonly referred to as the federal stimulus effort.
So when Rep. Betty McCollum held a hearing . . .
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June 23, 2008 10:45 AM EDT --
Among the many items for sale at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds car show were magnets.
Some of them carried a message. None were subtle.
Just in case the Obamacons or Obamites or Obam-bams (or . . .
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May 18, 2009 02:03 PM EDT --
A few weeks ago, Karin Patrick, a source in our Public Insight Network, warned that people who don’t apply for unemployment benefits when their hours are cut stand to lose when they are laid off. . . .
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January 17, 2008 09:31 PM EST --
At Minnesota Public Radio we had a forum discussion on the environment (there will be more about this later). But even in this context, it was amazing how the economic slide made its way into the conversation. . . .
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January 23, 2008 11:07 AM EST --
Housing prices in the Twin Cities have fallen for the first time in 20 years ... the subprime problems don't seem to be abating.
So what's your housing plan for 2008? Are you going to refinance? . . .
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June 25, 2008 06:31 PM EDT --
The conventional story when it comes to gas prices and the vacation season goes like this:
1) The vacationer decides to curtail their plans.
2) The resort/hospitality person frets about reduced . . .
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February 20, 2009 03:18 PM EST --
Erin Lund doesn't feel that bad about paying medical bills late. The nurse from Duluth said she can't muster up the guilt when insurance costs are rising. So those health care bills go to the . . .
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April 03, 2009 11:45 AM EDT --
The unemployment rate in Minnesota has topped 8 percent. But it's twice that percentage for people who have disabilities.
Minnesota Public Radio reporter Nikki Tundel gives a very human look at . . .
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May 22, 2009 03:52 PM EDT --
Realtors in the Public Insight Network say selling houses under $200,000 is a snap.
Laura Fulayter, a Realtor from Minneapolis, said she sees multiple offers on homes in the first-time buyers’ . . .
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June 04, 2009 11:22 AM EDT --
A Harvard led-study released today linked high medical costs to about two-thirds of those filing for bankruptcy . ( Read the full study here )
MPR's Lorna Benson reports that this . . .
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August 19, 2009 11:43 AM EDT --
A post from MPR Public Insight Editor Andrew Haeg on the consequences of easy credit.
On Thursday, Congress will enact new legislation that protects consumers from a range of common lending . . .
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July 01, 2008 06:14 PM EDT --
If you live in the Twin Cities – and those harsh winters – you feel some gratitude for the skyway system.
In St. Paul, they are vast and can get you around a fair chunk . . .
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October 24, 2008 11:46 AM EDT --
Most college graduates walk out not only with the sheepskin but with loans to pay for that education.
But how has that changed as the economy has tanked and jobs are getting scarcer?
We at Minnesota . . .
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