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How a firm's goodwill is more like soft snow than a hard asset
Mar 29, 2013
Goodwill reads like an afterthought in a company's annual report. But it's often the most important component of a company's operation, as Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains.
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PODCAST: Is BlackBerry back? A euro crack?
Mar 28, 2013
BlackBerry is back in the black. Banks in Cyprus re-open today to long lines and eager customers. And President Obama meets with leaders of four African countries.
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Cyprus tries to contain itself, U.S. economy expands
Mar 28, 2013
Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to discuss whether the crisis in Cyprus will spread and how the U.S. economy is faring.
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U.S. infrastructure gets a D+
Mar 28, 2013
Marketplace Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell joins Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to discuss the state of infrastructure in the U.S. and whether the country can afford to improve it.
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DOMA and the lesser-known benefits of gay marriage
Mar 27, 2013
Today’s Supreme Court case on gay marriage focuses on inheritance tax. But there are more than 1,000 financial programs and benefits for married couples.
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PODCAST: Golden Gate goes digital, Rhode Island's cynical
Mar 27, 2013
Electronic tolls at the Golden Gate Bridge. Three reasons why Rhode Island's economy is down. And will Boeing or Airbus come out on top in the US Airways-American merger?
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What's up with Rhode Island? 3 reasons why the state lags behind
Mar 27, 2013
Rhode Island is tied for the highest unemployment rate in the nation. What's got this state down while its neighbors are looking up?
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Sequester may slow federal court proceedings
Mar 27, 2013
The public lawyers who defend the nation's poor in federal court worry sequester cuts could slow the wheels of justice.
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U.S. housing department plans 7-day shutdown due to sequester
Mar 27, 2013
The Department of Housing and Urban Development chooses total shutdown over furloughs.
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PODCAST: Home prices rise, safety net flies
Mar 26, 2013
Home prices rise, but can they boost the job market? Pro-gay marriage PAC's lure moderate Republicans. And one woman tells us what her safety net looks like.
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