Podcast
Financial 411
Hosted by WNYC · EN
WNYC's Amy Eddings hosts a daily overview of financial news at 4:30 each weekday. This financial wrap delivers highlights of the day's business news delivered by WNYC's reporters with context, clarity and a New York perspective.
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Financial 411: Weekly Business Roundup
Jul 22, 201100:05:22Tap to summarizeMarkets Stocks were mixed Friday. The Dow declined 43 points, ending the week at 12,681. But positive reports from chipmakers pushed the Nasdaq 24 points higher, to 2,859. The S&P 500 gained a single point, settling at 1,345.
Transcribe →Financial 411: Gauging Reaction to the News Corp. Scandal in New York
Jul 21, 201100:05:16Tap to summarizeLatest Unemployment Numbers New York State and New York City both saw their June unemployment rates tick up to 8 percent and 8.7 percent, respectively. In the city, the securities industry shed 2,000 jobs last month. Local government took an even bigger hit, losing 2,700 jobs. Restaurants and private schools have added the greatest number of positions since the city hit economic bottom in September 2009.
Transcribe →Financial 411: The Hudson Yards Project
Jul 20, 201100:05:28Tap to summarizeDebt Talks Continue on Capitol Hill President Barack Obama said he's now open to a short-term deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling if it will allow time for a broader plan to be put in place. There are 13 days left before the August 2 deadline, when the U.S. risks defaulting on its financial obligations.
Transcribe →Financial 411: Drawing Tech Companies to NYC
Jul 19, 201100:05:37Tap to summarizeCity officials want to attract a major research institution to open a new science and engineering campus in New York City.
Transcribe →Financial 411: Weekly Business Roundup
Jul 15, 201100:05:19Tap to summarizeNews Corporation's phone-hacking scandal continues to grow. Dow Jones CEO Les Hinton has announced he's resigning. He was chairman of News International, overseeing the British newspapers that are at the heart of the scandal.
Transcribe →Financial 411: Has London's Phone-Hacking Scandal Jumped Across the Pond?
Jul 14, 201100:05:24Tap to summarizeThe scandal may have just jumped the pond. The FBI has opened an investigation into allegations that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. tried to hack the phones of September 11, 2001, victims. The company told WNYC it has no comment.
Transcribe →Financial 411: Managing Your Manager
Jul 13, 201100:05:23Tap to summarizeMarkets After three days of losses, markets returned to positive territory on Wednesday, spurred on by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comment that the Fed is prepared to do more to stimulate the economy if it falters. News Corporation added 58 cents after the beleaguered media giant announced it will abandon a bid for full control of a British satellite broadcaster.
Transcribe →Financial 411: Reviewing the Business Headlines
Jul 12, 201100:05:22Tap to summarizeMarkets fell on Tuesday after the rating agency Moody’s cut Ireland’s credit rating to junk status. The Dow dropped 59 points, closing at 12,447. The S&P 500 was down six points, closing at 1,314. The Nasdaq fell 21 points, closing at 2,782.
Transcribe →Financial 411: The Business Week Ahead
Jul 11, 201100:05:51Tap to summarizeIt was a rocky start to trading this week, as fears about Europe's debt crisis seized investors. The Dow fell 151 points, to close at 12,506 on Monday. The S&P 500 dropped 24 points, to end at 1,319. And the Nasdaq dropped 57 points, to close at 2,803.
Transcribe →Financial 411: Making the Time to Think
Jul 6, 201100:05:15Tap to summarizeAs part of our weekly look at issues in the workplace, we talk with management consultant Peter Bregman, who says that in our driven, fast-paced, productivity-focused lives we are losing our ability to take time out of our day to slow down and just think.
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