The Turning Point Edition

Slate Money

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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