Jul 25, 2011

Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, July 25 , 2011

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Deficit-reduction plan could bring cuts to college financial aid

by Amy Scott

Jul 25, 2011

The government makes a profit off of student loans, but some say government aid helps to push college tuition higher.

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How Wall Street helped to plunder the newspaper industry

by Steve Chiotakis

Jul 25, 2011

Former newspaper editor James O'Shea talks about the Wall Street deals that he believes helped bring down the great American newspaper.

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AT&T presses its case for merger

by David Gura

Jul 25, 2011

The giant phone company delivers more data to the Federal Communications Commission to support its argument that a merger with T-Mobile will improve service and even cut costs for consumers.

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Raising the Debt Ceiling

Wall Street waits to see what happens with debt talks

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Jul 25, 2011

New York bureau chief Heidi Moore discusses why markets aren't panicking right now, even though a debt ceiling deal seems pretty far off.

A clock on top of a $100 dollar bill represents keeping track of your money and watching your debt.

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U.S. bondholders in China still waiting for a deal

by Rob Schmitz

Jul 25, 2011

China, the second biggest holder of U.S. debt after the Federal Reserve, isn't in panic mode yet as Washington continues to struggle over a deal that would raise the debt ceiling.

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Raising the Debt Ceiling

Bond markets remain calm amid debt ceiling debate

by Marketplace Staff

Jul 25, 2011

As the debt default date looms, bond analyst Marilyn Cohen explains why so many foreign markets aren't panicking -- even though they hold a lot of our cash.

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Raising the Debt Ceiling

Business school case study: Debt talks

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Jul 25, 2011

Business is all about the art of negotiation -- MIT's Tom Kochan explains how the debt talks are marked by give and take.

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Britain's speaking clock turns 75

by Stephen Beard

Jul 25, 2011

Seventy-five years ago, the beginning of the British telephone system was marked by the creation of the Speaking Clock. Today, the British still dial the number 30 million times a year, in order to get the exact time.