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The election

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Chris Farrell | Oct 26, 2008
The Iowa futures market now has Obama with an 87% chance of winning in November. The bettors at Intrade give Obama the same odds (even though there...
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Does production cut make OPEC green?

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Dennis Markatos | Oct 24, 2008
When I heard the news this morning that OPEC will cut its production by 1.5 million barrels per day next month, I thought they made a good decision...
Posted In: green biz, oil prices, OPEC, sustainable energy
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Laid-off Wall Streeters want regulations

| Oct 20, 2008
New York City has lost 11,000 financial sector jobs and expects to lose many thousands more. With Wall Street hemorrhaging jobs weeks before the election, Jeremy Hobson finds out what pink-slipped want from a new administration.
Posted In: Economy, Jobs
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I.O.U.

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Kai Ryssdal | Oct 7, 2008
Three little letters. But so important....
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A margin of safety

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Chris Farrell | Oct 23, 2008
Comment: My husband and I are respectively 81 and 76. Luckily my husband is very conservative and has invested largely in CD's, bonds and TIPS....
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Untangling credit default swaps

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Richard Core | Oct 8, 2008
Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch is back with the second of his Crisis Explainer videos. This time he goes to the whiteboard to make the...
Posted In: american public media, credit default swaps, marketplace, paddy hirsch, whiteboard
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Economic downturn to bring change, not collapse to green sector

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Dennis Markatos | Oct 9, 2008
The economy is in bad shape, and green businesses will definitely feel it in the months ahead. But firms that deliver great products at competitive...
Posted In: economic downturn, efficiency, green biz, solar, wind
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Stand Up and Face the Music

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Scott Jagow | Oct 16, 2008
Chris Farrell and I had a lively discussion this morning about why bank CEOs haven't taken responsibility for their role in this financial crisis...
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Touring the new Google-powered phone

| Oct 22, 2008
Finally, it's here -- T-Mobil has started selling the Google-powered G1 smart phone. So what's all the fuss about? Kai Ryssdal talks with Kevin Pereira of G4 TV to find out what it does.
Posted In: Internet, Retail, Science
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Aghanistan's pre-Islamic art

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Gregory Warner | Oct 24, 2008
Ancient artifacts from Afghanistan's pre-Islamic past are the focus of a exhibit touring the U.S., but as Gregory Warner reports, many valuable artworks still in Afghanistan need protection.
Posted In: Science

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