Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Not So Funny Money

Card Game

This week’s FRONTLINE on PBS, “The Card Game”, takes an in-depth look at the consumer loan industry, in particular the enticements that cost Americans thousands of dollars in penalties, and land many in significant debt. New York Times and FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman offers a glimpse.


Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now. Host: Robin Young.

Billionaire Bust

The biggest insider trading scheme involving a hedge fund has so far found twenty people from across corporate America have now been charged or arrested in connection with the case. Joanna Chung, U.S. financial correspondent for the Financial Times, says the scandal now involves some of the country's best-known companies.


Audio: NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, November 22. Host: Liane Hansen.

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