personal finance

For Cyprus, Painful Medicine to Swallow in Order to Avoid Collapse

A banking collapse on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has been avoided, but the bailout plan is going to be painful for many bank customers there. Stavros Zenios, a professor of finance at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia, outlines the plan.

For Cyprus, Painful Medicine to Swallow in Order to Avoid Collapse
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Greeks In New York

Greeks In New York

Purchasing Power and the Big Mac Index

Purchasing Power and the Big Mac Index
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Dealing With Money in Post-Soviet Life

Dealing With Money in Post-Soviet Life

Americans Spend While Others Save

Americans Spend While Others Save
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Does the Language You Speak Determine How Much Money You Save?

A controversial new study out of Yale concludes that people who speak languages without future verb tenses like Chinese are better at preparing for the future than people who use a future tense like in English, French, and Spanish for example.

Does the Language You Speak Determine How Much Money You Save?
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Listener responses: Bank of America's new charges

Last week, Bank of America announced that it would begin imposing a $5 monthly fee for checking accounts that use debit cards. Other large banks are expected to follow suit. We share listener comments.

Listener responses: Bank of America's new charges
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Twitter Drives Hot Stock Strategy

A hedge fund is making lots of money using a new program that mines Twitter to determine emotions among the population to help decide buying and selling strategies.

Twitter Drives Hot Stock Strategy
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Consumer confidence and the economy

The latest consumer confidence numbers are due out later today and they aren't expected to be great. Don Peck tells us how significant confidence is in today's economy and the impact of over-confidence during the boom time of the '90s.

Consumer confidence and the economy

UK's youth planning to be 'poorer than their parents'

Throughout the U.K., there is a growing sense that many young people are going to face more difficult financial times than their parents' generation did. We're speaking with personal finance guru Alvin Hall.

UK's youth planning to be 'poorer than their parents'
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International investor Jim Rogers reacts to tumultuous markets

Jim Rogers, an international investor who is chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc., and author of "A Gift to My Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing," reacts to the tumult in the international markets.

International investor Jim Rogers reacts to tumultuous markets
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Wealth gap between whites and minorities increases

The wealth gap between whites and minorities in the United States has ballooned to its largest ratios in decades, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.

Wealth gap between whites and minorities increases
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This week's agenda: Dodd-Frank anniversary, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launches, and gay marriage in New York

Charlie Herman, business & economics editor for The Takeaway and WNYC, and Kai Wright, editorial director for ColorLines, give their analysis on the major stories of the week.

This week's agenda: Dodd-Frank anniversary, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launches, and gay marriage in New York

Economic Crisis Spreading to Italy

Italian government bonds and stocks fell sharply Monday, continuing a plunge from Friday.

Economic Crisis Spreading to Italy
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Bad Report Card? Blame the Economy

Student test scores tend to drop along with a community's economy -- regardless of whether their own parents have lost their jobs. Beth Kobliner is here to explain.

Bad Report Card? Blame the Economy