Financial 411

Financial 411: Rumble in the Belly

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:51 GMT

As record numbers of New Yorkers show up at soup kitchens, the federal government is spending much more on food aid. Guest: Joel Berg, New York City Coalition Against Hunger.. ....

Financial 411: Ticket to LaGuardia

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:05 GMT

Why is Goldman Sachs offering tuition to classes at LaGuardia Community College? Greg David of Crain’s New York Business explains. ....

Financial 411: Prognosis: Two More Years Without New Cranes

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:12 GMT

Developers expect only projects that already have financing to go ahead. Guest: WNYC’s Lisa Chow. ....

Financial 411: Ship To Shore

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:31 GMT

Almost 15,000 Americans declare earnings from their offshore accounts in a big IRS amnesty. Charles Falk, a tax attorney for some of them, explains why so many are turning themselves in. ....

Financial 411: Paid Sick Leave; Budget Troubles

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:54 GMT

First day of hearings at City Hall on a controversial bill that would require businesses in New York City to give their employees paid sick time. And budget problems in New York City. Guests: WNYC...

Financial 411: Bloggers Meet With Geithner Over Cookies

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:30 GMT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sat down with a handful of financial bloggers to talk about the White House's push to change the way the U.S. financial system is regulated. Guests: John Jansen ru....

Financial 411: Retail Politics

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30 GMT

Costco opens in East Harlem, and a controversial mall plan in the Bronx. Guest: Greg David of Crain’s New York Business. ....

Financial 411: From Freak Show to Fancy Hotels

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:35 GMT

WNYC’s Matthew Schuerman explains the city’s ambitious plans for Coney Island. ....

Financial 411: From Bayji to Billing

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:03 GMT

What can be done to fix the VA benefits system and ease returning veterans' financial transition? Guest: Carolyn Schapper, National Guard interrogator and human intelligence specialist. ....

Financial 411: Bike Biz is Counter-Cyclical

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:40 GMT

WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports that bike lanes provided an economic stimulus in the recession. ....

Financial 411: Wall Street Money and Nonprofits

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:18 GMT

The Harlem Children’s Zone, and the promise and peril of being popular in the financial services industry. Guest: WNYC’s Beth Fertig. ....

Financial 411: Is Insider Trading Pervasive At Hedge Funds?

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:24 GMT

Greg David of Crain’s New York Business is beginning to think so, in light of recent busts by the US Attorney’s office. ....

Financial 411: Reasons to Destroy a Cell Phone

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:23 GMT

Prosecutors charge 14 more individuals in an alleged scheme involving insider trading via prepaid mobile phones. Guest: WNYC’s Ilya Marritz. ....

Financial 411: Plain Vanilla, Anyone?

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:23 GMT

The reason banks want your money in a CD. Guest: Aaron Elstein of Crain’s New York Business. ....

Financial 411: It Takes A Judge

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:05 GMT

Judge Frederic Block tries to cut through financial jargon in the trial of Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin. Guest: WNYC’s Lisa Chow. ....

Financial 411: Why Do Some People Not Trust Banks After 75 Years of FDIC Guarantees?

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:46 GMT

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation tries to instill confidence in the banking system. Guest: Sandra Thompson, Director of the Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection at the FDIC. ....

Financial 411: A Bang-Bang Play in the Bronx

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:24 GMT

Assessing economic impact of the World Series, plus what to do about the glut of empty condos. Guest: Greg David of Crain’s New York Business. ....

Financial 411: Recession Over, Sort Of

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:31 GMT

What 3.5 percent economic growth really means. Guest: Simon Johnson, MIT Professor and former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. ....

Financial 411: “Why Go Through the Brain Damage of That?”

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:07 GMT

A CEO decides to pull out of natural gas drilling in the New York City watershed. Guest: Jad Mouawad of The New York Times. ....

Financial 411: Out-of-Network, In The Spotlight

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:13 GMT

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo forces changes to medical billing. Guest: WNYC's Fred Mogul ....

Financial 411: Challengers Welcome

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:52 GMT

HealthSouth opens up its board of directors selection process. Guest: Joann Lublin of The Wall Street Journal. ....

Financial 411: Galleon, Sunk

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:03 GMT

What does the demise of the Galleon fund means for the hedge fund industry? Guest: Greg David, editorial director of Crain’s New York Business. ....

Financial 411: East Side Story

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:35 GMT

New York’s highest court hands a victory to tenants at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village in their suit against Tishman Speyer. Guest: WNYC’s Cindy Rodriguez. ....

Have The Banks Already Won?

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:12 GMT

NPR’s Adam Davidson says lobbyists for the big financial institutions are already on board with the administration’s plans for new financial regulation. ....

Financial 411: Udder Agony

listenerservices@wnyc.org — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:13 GMT

Milk producers struggle as global demand craters. Guest: Andrew Novakovic director of Cornell University's Program on Dairy Markets and Policy. ....