Tuesday, November 3, 2009
In this show. . .
Buffett continues to play with trains
Warren Buffett is calling his acquisition of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad company a $34 billion wager on the economic future of the U.S. It's his biggest investment ever. But what's he really betting on? Alisa Roth reports.
GOP: We care more about health costs
The details of a Republican health care overhaul are trickling out, and the GOP is trying to convince voters that Republican lawmakers are focused more on cutting health care costs than Democrats. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Tribune experiments with dropping AP
The Tribune Company is stepping away from using Associated Press content in its newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times. As Stacey Vanek-Smith reports, it's part of journalism's changing economic model.
Behind the scenes of the financial crisis
There are still many questions about the government's response to the collapse of the financial system. Kai Ryssdal talks to The New York Times' Andrew Ross Sorkin, who examines those questions in his new book, "Too Big to Fail."
Home-buying credit needs tweaking
Home sales have continued to rise, thanks mostly to the $8,000 tax credit for first-time buyers, which is set to expire on Nov. 30. Commentator David Abromowitz says an extension of the home-buying credit needs tweaks before it can be effective.
Your views: KFC, dolls, climate change
Apparently a lot of our listeners don't think it's worth it to stand in line for free chicken at KFC, or pay $95 for a homeless doll. And they have some strong views about our climate change series. Kai Ryssdal reviews listeners' comments and letters.
Allegations against U of Phoenix persist
For-profit schools such as the University of Phoenix get most of their revenue from federal student aid. They also face accusations of building enrollments through high-pressure tactics that leave students in deep debt. Amy Scott reports.
Kai Ryssdal's final note.
Two items following on Ford's earnings of yesterday. First of all, October sales. Not so bad, considering they didn't have cash for clunkers propping 'em up. GM sales rose. Ford, too. Chrysler's fell, hard.Item two: Opel GM has been negotiating for months on the sale of its European unit. A deal to sell Opel to a Russian and Canadian consortium was all but done. Sadly, nobody told the GM board. They voted today to back out of the sale.
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