High school graduates in China must take the gao kao. These national college entrance exams decide who gets into the best schools and eventually the best jobs. But as China moves toward a more innovation-based economy, the tests may prove problematic.

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Some of the unemployed are turning to volunteer opportunities such as the Peace Corps -- no matter how old they are. Marketplace's Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

It seems everyone is crazy about gold these days, so is it a good time for you to get in on the action and invest? Jeff Tyler investigates.