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Stranded — Puerto Rico in debt

Puerto Rico faces $422 million interest payment on bonds

by Andy Uhler
Apr 28, 2016
The territory is deep in debt and with an upcoming payment deadline, citizens are feeling the strain.
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Stranded — Puerto Rico in debt

Would a Puerto Rico default hurt all municipal bonds?

by Andy Uhler
Apr 26, 2016
Puerto Rico is threatening to default on the most highly secured type of bond, the general obligation bond
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Stranded — Puerto Rico in debt

How a debt crisis is affecting San Juan, Puerto Rico

by Andy Uhler
Apr 13, 2016
We talked with several Puerto Ricans who came back to Old San Juan.
A street in Old San Juan.
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Stranded — Puerto Rico in debt

Stranded: Puerto Rico in debt with no end in sight

by Andy Uhler
Apr 11, 2016
The island is dealing with a $72 billion debt crisis. Marketplace's Andy Uhler travels to Puerto Rico to find out how the government's actions are affecting people.
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US cities facing issues over pension packages

by Andy Uhler
Apr 7, 2016
Philadelphia alone has a $6 billion pension deficit.
People, mostly union and retired city workers, protest in front of the U.S. Courthouse during the beginning of Detroit's bankruptcy eligibility trial back in 2013. 
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Final Note

Chicago's credit rating nears junk grade

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 29, 2016
$10m in municipal debt downgraded
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Economic Anxiety Index®

Life without a financial safety net

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 17, 2016
"It feels like being on a treadmill behind which there is a bed of spikes."
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Final Note

Kanye West asks Mark Zuckerberg for $1B investment

by Molly Wood
Feb 15, 2016
The rapper also happens to be $53M in debt, according to his Twitter.
Kanye West performing last week at his fashion show in New York City.
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By The Numbers

Airbus nabs first customer in three years

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 1, 2016
Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Friday.
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Puerto Rico prepares to pay back debt

by Marketplace Staff
Dec 30, 2015
The payment will affect the island's budget and infrastructure.
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