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Marketplace's story on mooncakes inspires a song
Sep 12, 2011
This final note. Check out the sky tonight if you get a chance. On the Chinese calendar, this is the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the moon is at its...
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BofA to cut 30,000 jobs
Sep 12, 2011
As part of an effort to cut expenses by $5 billion a year over the next two years, U.S. banking giant Bank of America confirmed today that it will...
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'Calmest' 300-point selloff on Wall Street today
Sep 9, 2011
This final note on the way out, just to get back to that idea that the legacy of September 11th fundamentally isn't about economics or money....
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Group of 7 meet to discuss Greek debt crisis
Sep 9, 2011
An observation that the financial history of the past three years is that crises like to arrive on weekends....
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OP-ED: Jobs creation was never at the top of the list for Obama
Sep 9, 2011
After the August jobs report was released, I said that President Obama blew it. This led to a deluge of comments, e-mails and vitriol. Over the c...
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Speech offers little clarity on renewable energy policy
Sep 9, 2011
As part of Marketplace's coverage of President Barack Obama's address to Congress tonight, in which he unveiled a $447 billion plan to invest in...
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Road to new jobs doesn't pass through Washington says trucking exec
Sep 9, 2011
As part of Marketplace's coverage of President Barack Obama's address to Congress tonight, in which he unveiled a $447 billion plan to invest in...
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What about all those green jobs, Mr. President?
Sep 9, 2011
As part of Marketplace's coverage of President Barack Obama's address to Congress tonight, in which he unveiled a $447 billion plan to invest in...
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For small healthcare provider, holding steady but not growing
Sep 9, 2011
As part of Marketplace's coverage of President Barack Obama's address to Congress tonight, in which he unveiled a $447 billion plan to invest in...
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In beleaguered construction, this contractor wants to hire
Sep 9, 2011
As part of Marketplace's coverage of President Barack Obama's address to Congress tonight, in which he unveiled a $447 billion plan to invest in...
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