KPCC News: Business/Economy Podcast: Episodes
Patricia Nazario: IndyMac Federal Bank is making mortgages more affordable. It's inviting home loan borrowers to meet with bank representatives so they can modify loans at risk of default. KPCC's Patricia Nazario attended yesterday's news conference where bank officials unveiled the plan.
Steve Julian: KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter looks at the potential economic impact of the wildfires; Mark also discusses why the newspaper industry is in a depression.
Steve Julian: KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter says the local unemployment numbers aren't looking too good; Mark also explains why the number of foreclosures fell sharply throughout California in September.
Kitty Felde: Sometimes a financial crisis doesn't begin on Wall Street. It begins in the doctor's office. KPCC's Special Correspondent Kitty Felde spoke with one Southland entrepreneur who won't let cancer bankrupt his future.
Steve Julian: KPCC's Mark Lacter talks about whether lower gas prices will help the economy; Mark also discusses why consumers are seeing more deals at their local retailers.
Susan Valot: Cal State Fullerton's annual economic forecast doesn't paint a rosy picture for Southern California, at least for the next few months. KPCC's Susan Valot stopped by the unveiling of the forecast yesterday in Irvine.
Kitty Felde: It's not every day that a presidential candidate conducts an economic summit in your backyard. That's exactly what happened to Mimi Vitello of Van Nuys back in January. KPCC's Special Correspondent Kitty Felde caught up with Vitello to continue the conversation about the economy.
Steven Cuevas: The recovery won't be easy, but the Inland Empire could emerge from the current economic mess in better shape than many other parts of the country. That's what a panel of economists told city officials and business leaders in San Bernardino. But how long will it take? KPCC's Steven Cuevas ...
Adolfo Guzman-Lopez: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has warned public school leaders to brace themselves for significant mid-year budget cuts. KPCC's Adolfo Guzman-Lopez has the story about how they're responding.
Steve Julian: KPCC's business analyst Mark Lacter says the economic downturn is starting to affect more areas of the economy; Mark also looks at what local banks might get money from the federal government.
Susan Valot: This last year or so has been an antacid-popping time for realtors in Southern California. Home sales are picking up, but a tidal wave of foreclosures has shoved prices way down. This month, realtors from all over the state met in Long Beach for their yearly convention. KPCC's Susan Valot ...
Susan Valot: With the slumping economy and gas prices over $3 a gallon, these are tough times for non-profit organizations. That's especially the case for senior meal delivery programs. KPCC's Susan Valot checked in with several of those programs in Orange County.
Adolfo Guzman-Lopez: By now, university students have covered most of their yearly costs including tuition, books and some housing. But for some of them, the country's economic crisis has jumped the walls of the academy to challenge their efforts toward a degree. KPCC's Adolfo Guzman-Lopez visited a ...
Steven Cuevas: Proposition 2 on the November ballot calls for humane treatment of farm animals. It comes just a few months after a national uproar over the way cows were treated at a slaughterhouse in Corona. Proposition 2 targets some common practices in California's poultry industry. Egg farmers would ...
Steve Julian: KPCC business analyst Mark Lacter discusses the latest development in the contract negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild and studios: SAG wants to bring in a federal mediator to oversee the talks; Mark also looks at how the economic downturn is effecting film and TV companies.
Julie Small: California hasn't yet tallied the cost of paying for all the staff, fuel and equipment used to battle last week's wildfires fires in Southern California. But you can bet the total will add to the quarter of a billion the state's already spent fighting fires this year. KPCC's Julie Small ...
Frank Stoltze: Southern California social service providers are seeing the effects of the country's economic turbulence. KPCC's Frank Stoltze was there when they gathered at a town hall in South Los Angeles to discuss what they're calling the crisis on Main Street.
Kitty Felde: It's bad enough watching your 401K disappear, knowing that you're at least a decade away from tapping into that money. But what happens if you need to use the cash now because you've lost your job? KPCC's Special Correspondent Kitty Felde spoke with one local woman about it.
Julie Small: Wall Street was wary. Why did the State of California think it could sell $5 billion in bonds this week when the bond market seemed frozen solid? Standard and Poor's, one of the big bond rating houses, doubted California would find enough buyers. They were wrong. The bonds were gone in ...
Steven Cuevas: Earlier this year, a Humane Society video revealed animal abuse at a slaughterhouse in Chino. It led to the largest beef recall in US history. Now, another animal rights group has released video of alleged cruel and unsanitary conditions at a large Riverside County poultry farm. This comes ...