Marketplace (Economics)
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- Genres: Economics
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Language: English
- Networks: Minnesota PR (MPR), PRI
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12/02/08 Marketplace
Tue, Dec 2
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Last round of pleas from the Big 3; New wave of delinquencies on the way; Now Goldman Sachs could post loss; When Fed rate hits zero, what's next?; How the ascent of money led to crisis; Helping homeowners stretched too far; Recession is latecomer to Minn. suburb
12/01/08 Marketplace
Mon, Dec 1
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Black Friday not looking so black; A big day ahead for the Big 3; CNN makes a play on AP's turf; High court hears nuke power plant case; Israelis, Palestinians join in start-up; Despite 401k, maybe you should spend; A brand new city in a troubled economy
11/28/08 Marketplace
Fri, Nov 28
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Black Friday draws unruly crowds; What will OPEC do next?; New E.U. law to require safer chemicals; L.A. considers green building codes; Looking at Obama's team of pros; Not a good time for a hiring freeze; Small airports hit hard by airline cuts
11/27/08 Marketplace
Thu, Nov 27
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Attacks already hurt Mumbai economy; Stores lure shoppers online and off; Helping the needy gets tougher; To inherit, you have to earn their trust; Millionaire invests in changing attitudes; He's driven to make a difference
11/26/08 Marketplace
Wed, Nov 26
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Volcker to head economic rescue team; Some good news in the housing market; Food stamp use could reach record high; Has Detroit's auto show lost its glow?; Don't force green cars on automakers; Belt tightening with actual belts; Credit card arbitraton rules challenged; Raise a toast to the craft beer
11/25/08 Marketplace
Tue, Nov 25
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Rescue now targets loans, mortgages; Will economic stabilization act work?; Cost of rescue plan keeps on growing; Mining company doesn't dig takeover; Layoffs leave mark on those left behind; Your opinions, from the Big 3 to TARP; Taking Stock: Health care
11/24/08 Marketplace
Mon, Nov 24
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Citi bailout shows depth of toxic assets; Obama unveils team, but few details; Loss of home equity is the crux of crisis; Corner Office: Macy's Terry Lundgren; What I'm Doing: Economist Ryan Brecht; French firms turn to poor areas for help; More retail customers paying with cash
11/21/08 Marketplace
Fri, Nov 21
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N.Y. Fed Chief said to be Treasury pick; What has the bailout done so far?; Citigroup stocks take dramatic fall; Pelosi to Big 3: Bring us a plan; Career moves for laid-off auto workers; Corporate board members bowing out; What happens in after-hours trading?; Tough week for the economy all around
11/20/08 Marketplace
Thu, Nov 20
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How low can the market go?; Automakers lose a champion on the Hill; Companies want pension rules changed; GMAC wants to become a bank; Vampire flick expected to make a killing; Let the big publishers fall; Miner gets only tiny cut of mineral haul
11/19/08 Marketplace
Wed, Nov 19
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Price drops raise deflation worries; Deflation can lead to a scary scenario; FDA China branch to monitor food; P&G ad managers team with Google; Thrift stores booming in bad times; Congress needs to take bailout back; U.S. crisis devastates Mexican towns; Pepsi conserves water with Gatorade
11/18/08 Marketplace
Tue, Nov 18
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Paulson takes heat from House Dems; HP surprise: Good news in 4th quarter; U.S. auto industry isn't just Big Three; Treat homeowners like Donald Trump; U.S. financial crisis spreads to Mexico; The difficulties getting food to the poor; Starting a business in a bad economy
11/17/08 Marketplace
Mon, Nov 17
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Are job cuts the way out for Citigroup?; GM and the Chapter 11 debate; Bush making sure his new rules stick; Inaugural visitors face premium prices; Inflation in the '80s and the crisis today; What I'm Doing: Avoiding my portfolio; Seizing an opportunity in a crisis; Mark Cuban accused of insider trading
11/14/08 Marketplace
Fri, Nov 14
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Citigroup to raise card rates, cut jobs; Online shopping isn't clicking either; The G-20 gathers to look for a cure; Investors line up to exit hedge funds; Automaker woes and bailout switcheroo; Drop in consumer spending has merits; The ways stores entice shoppers to buy
11/13/08 Marketplace
Thu, Nov 13
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Hedge fund billionaires on the hot seat; Public pension funds feel the squeeze; Wanted: Job seekers with no skeletons; Treasury hire's gotta know The Street; An economist who saw it all coming; Economy rebalancing China-U.S. trade; Outbreak of buyer's remorse hits retail
11/12/08 Marketplace
Wed, Nov 12
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Paulson calls for bailout change; What's happened to the bailout plan?; The bailed out GM vs. the failed one; Fuel prices thwart Pickens' wind farm; Frum: Don't bail out the automakers; Commodities crash burns scrap dealers; Senator unveils health-care reform; NASCAR change proves hard on tires
11/11/08 Marketplace
Tue, Nov 11
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U.S. expands effort to stop foreclosures; Bailout package could soon have strings; Crisis tones down Super Bowl ads; Even Dubai feels economic pain; Letters: Creating jobs, helping students; The illicit trade of ancient art; Grieving dad invents defense robot
11/10/08 Marketplace
Mon, Nov 10
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Why AIG is getting more bailout money; China to embark on its own New Deal; Will Circuit City gift cards fulfill wishes?; The advantage of primary care doctors; Inside corruption in poor countries; Time to update Economic Theory 101; Airfares dropping in time for holidays; What I'm doing: John Serrantino
11/07/08 Marketplace
Fri, Nov 7
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Obama calls for swift stimulus package; Job losses expected to keep climbing; Financial firms want bailout clarified; Presidential plans and a downhill Dow; Investing in poker futures; The layaway plan is back; Living alone's not so great right now
11/06/08 Marketplace
Thu, Nov 6
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New frugality shows up in retail figures; Car makers put on push for more loans; The decline of a once-popular security; Where will Obama draw lobbyist line?; Financial fallout in a Baltimore ER; Margin calls rock the market; Sprint puts NFL games on cell phones; Artificial intelligence getting very real
11/05/08 Marketplace
Wed, Nov 5
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The new president's unenviable job; What Obama can do to create jobs; Obama can't change Washington alone; Obama needs to work with Bush team; Rich prepare for Obama's tax plan; Will 'free the chickens' crusade spread?; In Europe, it's Obama-mania; Markets suffer post-election slump; What some voters had to say
11/04/08 Marketplace
Tue, Nov 4
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Did the election help credit markets?; Paulson wants wider bailout; Campaign was boom time for TV; Let paid employees staff polling places; America needs modern industries; Letters: Tinkerbell and a modern pirate; When you can't afford pills you need; Financial wisdom of a Biblical kind
11/03/08 Marketplace
Mon, Nov 3
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More and more banks want in on bailout; Financial crisis is spoiling organics; Is the ethanol industry tanking?; Credit card crisis on the horizon; The growing market for political futures; Getting serious about human waste; Publishers rush to get crisis books out
10/31/08 Marketplace
Fri, Oct 31
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Lend, don't spend bailout, Frank insists; Treasury already working on transition; Product liability case closely watched; There's such a thing as a smart deficit; Late stock swings and some credit melt; Financial crisis looks different in China; MBA seekers undeterred
10/30/08 Marketplace
Thu, Oct 30
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GDP shows U.S. economy shrinking; The once-almighty dollar rises again; Defaults threaten public transit systems; IMF stepping in to boost central banks; This financial crisis is getting spooky; Netflix on demand through your TiVo; This pirate's life is no yo-ho-ho
10/29/08 Marketplace
Wed, Oct 29
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Will latest rate cut help the economy?; 1% might not be the final cut; Fed's new role must not be permanent; Private equity in a credit freeze; For GM, the bad news keeps on coming; What a temptress cheaper gas is; Grim Christmas for Chinese toymakers; States are in dire financial straits
10/28/08 Marketplace
Tue, Oct 28
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Anxious Americans in no mood to spend; Is GM too big to fail too?; Companies poach their rivals' best; Looking for jobs with 'President' Obama; Why are stocks so volatile?; Annual Wall Street conference shrinks; Tinker Bell breaks out on her own; Letters: AIG, G1 phones and more
10/27/08 Marketplace
Mon, Oct 27
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EPA's controversial power plant rules; Stricter enforcement for carry-on bags; Russian power and dropping oil prices; Here's what I'm doing: Simon Johnson; Outsiders pay most to House campaigns; Holy New Testament! A Bible with edge; How the global crisis boosted the yen; Checking in on the bailout package
10/24/08 Marketplace
Fri, Oct 24
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Economies hammered worldwide; OPEC cuts production as prices tumble; IMF to help emerging economies; Bailout plan turns to foreclosures; British economy shrinking fast; 20 years of helping enterprising women; Aghanistan's pre-Islamic art
10/23/08 Marketplace
Thu, Oct 23
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Hope at last for struggling homeowners; Alan Greenspan's 'shocked disbelief'; Will GM benefit cuts become a trend?; The sky didn't fall on Lehman swaps; Ca-ching goes the Federal Reserve; Stupid decisions that sink businesses; Obama's ready for prime time; Old mortgage practice has merit
10/22/08 Marketplace
Wed, Oct 22
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Fed acts to boost interbank lending; U.S. dollar bouncing back; SEC wants executive salaries reined in; AIG chief's new job: Selling assurance; Maybe 'too big to fail' is just too big; MLB studying safety of maple bats; Touring the new Google-powered phone
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