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Noel King is currently a correspondent for Planet Money and was formerly a senior reporter for the Marketplace Wealth and Poverty desk.
Latest Stories (196)
Facebook's new data combo platter
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Noel King
Apr 10, 2013
The social network is looking to sell more ads by combing what it knows about you with information from the outside.
The secret behind Bed Bath & Beyond earnings: Finding its niche
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Noel King
Apr 10, 2013
A preview of Bed Bath & Beyond's earnings: Housing uptick helps, and online competition lurks.
Rhode Island Republicans want gun makers to set up shop
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Noel King
Apr 9, 2013
State Minority Leader Brian Newberry says gun manufacturing would bring well-paid jobs to Rhode Island's struggling economy.
Beach fire pits spark battle between private interests and public land
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Noel King
Apr 8, 2013
Southern Californians are known for their laid-back attitude. But a fight over beaches has split folks who own expensive beach front homes and beach-goers who gather around fire pits.
Egypt's loan delay is about prices -- and power
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Noel King
Apr 3, 2013
Egypt needs a loan from the IMF to right its floundering economy, but the money will come with austerity strings attached.
What car sales say about our economic recovery
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Noel King
Apr 2, 2013
The big auto makers reveal how many trucks and cars they sold in March -- and economists will read those figures as economic tea leaves.