41 Min Released Sep 17, 2016

The Turning Point Edition

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion*Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and Senior Finance Correspondent at Business Insider*, Linette Lopez (@lopezlinette).

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-What the lending firm, Point, is pitching to homeowners. 
-A new Census report that shows a 5.2% jump in 2015 U.S. median household incomes.
-Why Bayer, Monsanto shareholders are not happy about an over $57 Billion deal.

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Twitter: @felixsalmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann

Production by Veralyn Williams.

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Slate Money

A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon. Part of the Panoply Network.

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