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How States and Cities Are Bracing for the Next Disaster
The threat from disasters may be growing, but preparations in many states are still hamstrung by politics, money and red tape.
May 24, 2016
Insurance Firms Profited $400 Million After Sandy
More than three years after Superstorm Sandy, NPR and FRONTLINE investigate the thousands still not home, the government agencies that failed to help and the companies that made millions.
May 24, 2016
FEMA Announces Reforms to National Flood Insurance Program
The proposed changes are meant to provide FEMA with better oversight over insurance companies, while offering consumers more help in the appeals process.
May 24, 2016
How Much Do Insurance Companies Profit After a Natural Disaster?
More than three years after Superstorm Sandy, thousands of survivors are still not home, despite billions of dollars spent on recovery efforts. Where did those dollars go?
May 24, 2016
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Business of Disaster
Who profits when disaster strikes? FRONTLINE and NPR investigate.
May 24, 2016
Senator Warren Slams Wall Street's Top Cop
Elizabeth Warren says the SEC is failing its core mission by allowing Steven A. Cohen back into the hedge fund business just months after settling with the billionaire for failing to prevent insider trading at his firm.
April 21, 2016
A New Retirement Rule Aims To Put Customers Before Advisors
The rules around how financial advisors can invest that money on behalf of clients saving for retirement are about to change.
April 6, 2016
DraftKings and FanDuel Put Betting On Hold In New York
DraftKings and FanDuel will stop accepting bets in New York, but an agreement announced on Monday may not mean the end of daily fantasy sports in the state.
March 21, 2016
Introducing "How the Deck Is Stacked"
A note from the executive producers of FRONTLINE, APM's Marketplace, and PBS NewsHour on why we're joining forces to investigate the American economy.
March 14, 2016
Does Your Financial Advisor Have a Fraud Record?
More than half of all households use a financial planner, but just how much can investors trust the industry?
March 3, 2016
Addicted to a Fantasy?
For some sports fans, the explosion of the daily fantasy sports industry has meant big bucks. For others -- problem gamblers, perhaps most of all -- it can be a losing bet.
February 9, 2016