10/05/11
Marketplace Morning Report for October 5, 2011
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Marketplace Morning Report for October 5, 2011
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Is the end of 'The Simpsons' drawing near?
A new struggle over salaries of voice actors at Fox could mean the end of the iconic series.
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Josh Brown: European banks on the precipice of a crisis
We hear from Josh Brown, analyst at Fusion Analytics, about how dire the banking crisis in Europe really is.
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Job market sending mixed signals in the U.S.
Reports are out today that private employers added 91,000 jobs in September. We talk to John Challenger about why that isn't enough.
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Bank of New York Mellon sued over currency transactions
The U.S. Justice Department and the New York attorney general are suing Bank of New York Mellon over a policy that allowed them to make over $2 billion over a decade.
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Leaders under pressure to strengthen European banks
The focus in Europe is transitioning to the big banks in the region that are exposed to bad sovereign debt.
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How safe is Britain from the euro crisis?
Britain is in many ways removed from continental Europe -- but not so removed that it won't ever feel the effects of the European debt crisis.
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Congress takes up free trade bills
The administration says trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia would create jobs. How exactly would that work with, say, Panama?
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Has the smartphone killed the point-and-shoot camera?
Apple's iPhone 4S has an improved camera from its predecessor. It's just the latest phone camera that could threaten the digital point-and-shoot industry.
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Paying your mortgage with retirement savings?
Two Georgia lawmakers are set to introduce a bill where struggling homeowners can tap into their 401(k)s tax-free to help pay off their mortgages.
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Euro sovereign debt problems pour over into banking system
Dexia may be just the first in a line of European banks that could fail in the midst of the European financial crisis. And the average citizen could soon feel the effects.
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