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Jacob Goldstein

Jacob Goldstein appears in the following:

Three Years Of An Awful Recovery

Friday, June 01, 2012

Three years ago this month, the recession ended and the recovery began. Here's a look at how the job market fared in the recession and the recovery.

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The Price Of College Tuition, In 1 Graphic

Friday, May 25, 2012

Over the past 15 years, the sticker price has gone way up. The price students actually pay has risen more slowly.

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Can You Patent A Steak?

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Meat researchers say they've discovered a new steak. "It's an un-obvious chunk of meat that has been sitting there — a little diamond surrounded by a bunch of coal."

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Bart Chilton: Rock Fan, Finance Regulator

Monday, May 21, 2012

Why does a senior finance regulator pepper his speeches with references to popular music? Also: Would you call that haircut a mullet?

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The Long, Long, Long Road To New Rules For Banks

Friday, May 18, 2012

Nearly four years after the financial crisis — and two years after a major new law was passed — key details remain unresolved.

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JPMorgan's $2 Billion Loss, Explained

Friday, May 11, 2012

JPMorgan's "many errors, sloppiness and bad judgment" will hurt the bank's reputation and bolster support for rules limiting banks' ability to make speculative bets.

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A 10-Year-Old Boy's Solution To The Euro Crisis, In 1 Picture

Tuesday, April 03, 2012

"All Greek people should bring their Euro to the bank. They put it in an exchange machine (see left on my picture). You see, the Greek guy does not look happy!!"

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The Million-Dollar Taxi

Thursday, October 20, 2011

The price of a New York City taxi medallion has gone through the roof in the past few decades. Here's why.
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Monday Morning Politics

Monday, August 08, 2011

Bloomberg BusinessWeek senior editor Diane Brady, and Will Saletan, Slate’s national correspondent, and Jacob Goldstein from NPR's Planet Money, and WNYC's Ilya Marritz from the Stock Exchange floor, chat about the S&P downgrade, the market reaction today, and the political fallout.

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Why S&P's Downgrade Of The U.S. Credit Rating May Not Be As Bad As It Sounds

Friday, August 05, 2011

Most of the big holders of U.S. debt don't pay much attention to rating agencies. Still, "downgrade" does have a nasty ring to it.

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Tapping the Strategic Reserves

Friday, June 24, 2011

To tap or not to tap? NPR's Planet Money correspondent Jacob Goldstein discusses President Obama's decision to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves and what goes into the decision-making process.

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How Safe is Bisphenol-A?

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Wall Street Journal reporter and health blogger Jacob Goldstein talks about a new report that links a chemical in plastic to heart disease and diabetes.

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