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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Email:
Twitter: @felixsalmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann
Production by Veralyn Williams.
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