Sep 3, 2010

Marketplace Money for Friday, September 3, 2010

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Data mining pushes marketing to a new level

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Sep 3, 2010

Every time you swipe one a rewards card at a store, that data goes somewhere to get analyzed. Marketplace's Stacey Vanek-Smith takes a look at the multi-billion dollar data mining industry -- how it has evolved and where it will go.

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Get to know Stacey, the savvy single

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Sep 3, 2010

In part two of our series on data mining, Marketplace's Stacey Vanek Smith visits a data mining company and sees what they know about her through her credit card transactions, Facebook account... It's a lot.

Stacey Vanek Smith thinking about shoes.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Government's loan mod program ineffective

by Marketplace Staff

Sep 3, 2010

Tess Vigeland talks to Paul Kiel of ProPublica about the investigative news organizations series on the government's loan modification program.

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Thinking outside the (cornbread) box

by Marketplace Staff

Sep 3, 2010

Tess Vigeland gets an update from Beverly Davis, the woman who was trying to save her house by selling cornbread mix.

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Getting Personal: long-term care insurance, how to pay off debt

by Marketplace Staff

Sep 3, 2010

Tess Vigeland and MSN's personal finance columnist Liz Pulliam Weston answer your personal finance questions.

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New teachers struggle to find jobs

by Marketplace Staff

Sep 3, 2010

Since the recession, many new grads have struggled to find jobs. But with steep cuts from district budgets and layoffs, new teachers find it especially challenging to find a position.

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The new holier than thou

by Marketplace Staff

Sep 3, 2010

Tess Vigeland speaks with author Andrew Potter about his latest book "The Authenticity Hoax," where he argues that things like the locavore and eco-tourism is the new way to flaunt wealth.