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Financial 411

A Podcast from WNYC News

WNYC's Amy Eddings hosts a daily overview of financial news at 4:30 weekdays which is available via podcast. The financial wrap delivers all the highlights of the day and a preview of what you can expect tomorrow, all with WNYC's context, clarity and a New York perspective.

Financial 411: The $600 Trillion Question

February 08, 2010

WNYC’s Lisa Chow explains stalled efforts to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market. ....

Financial 411: What’s In A Name?

February 05, 2010

A ballpark name change and what it means for Brooklyn. Guest: Greg David, Director of the Business & Economics Reporting Program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. ....

Financial 411: Who’s “Average”?

February 04, 2010

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says “average” pay in the financial sector is $70k, but it depends how you calculate it. WNYC’s Arun Venugopal explains. Also: Bob Hennelly on Gov. Chirs Christie’s ca....

Financial 411: Going Once…Riverton Apartments

February 03, 2010

A Harlem housing complex heads for the auction block as the owner misses his loan payments. Guest: Charles Bagli of The New York Times. ....

Financial 411: Agony on the Aegean

February 02, 2010

NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli on what ails Greece’s economy. ....

Financial 411: An App For That

February 01, 2010

WNYC’s Lisa Chow explains what’s behind New York City’s "BigApps" competition. ....

Financial 411: Underpaid and Under-Reported

January 28, 2010

A study suggests there is an epidemic of wage violations among New York City’s low-wage workers. Guest, James DeFilippis, associate professor of Public Policy at Rutgers University and co-author of....

Financial 411: Money, Politics, and Pension Funds

January 27, 2010

WNYC’s Arun Vengugopal on efforts to weaken the impact of the Supreme Court decision allowing unlimited money in politics. ....

Financial 411: Creditors Take Control of Largest Real Estate Complex in NYC

January 25, 2010

WNYC’s Cindy Rodriguez and Lisa Chow report on the decision by Tishman Speyer and BlackRock Realty to give up Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. ....

Financial 411: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Big Bonus Defender

January 22, 2010

As Obama turns bad-cop on banks, Mayor Bloomberg defends the Street. Guest: Greg David of CUNY’s business journalism program. ....