Aug 11, 2011

Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, August 11, 2011

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Maps: Housing

Foreclosure rates continue to fall

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Aug 10, 2011

But that isn't particularly good news unless employment picks up

A woman, on a foreclosure tour, looks at a foreclosed home on November 21, 2010 in Derby, Conn.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Maps: Military Tobacco

Cigarette tax helps fund the arts in Cleveland

by Dan Bobkoff

Aug 11, 2011

Every cigarette bought in Cuyahoga County gives a penny and a half to local arts and cultural organizations

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Debt Downgrade

Congressional debt commission takes shape

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 11, 2011

A group of 12 lawmakers will start work on cutting $1.5 trillion in debt over the next few months. Republican Congressman Dave Camp explains what he plans to do as part of the committee.

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Debt Downgrade

What does market volatility mean?

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 11, 2011

Marketplace New York Bureau Chief Heidi Moore says that the markets are not telling the whole story of the U.S. economy

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Companies asked to disclose fracking chemicals

by Eve Troeh

Aug 11, 2011

A Presidential advisory committee on shale gas will recommend that gas drillers disclose all the chemicals they use in fracking. Companies, no surprise, would prefer less transparency.

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BBC World Service

Investors say 'c'est la vie' to the latest banking crisis

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 11, 2011

After another big sell-off yesterday, shares are back up in overseas trading this morning -- one reason for that rebound is that people aren't as worried about French banks and the credit rating of France's debt.

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Debt Downgrade

Analysis: It's about revenues, not debt

by Chris Farrell

Aug 11, 2011

Marketplace Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell says the debt problem actually creates an opportunity for growth. With rates so low, he says now is the time to borrow more and create new infrastructure.

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Debt Downgrade

Global markets and the U.S. -- attached at the hip?

by Jeff Horwich

Aug 11, 2011

Global markets do work together, but as Marketplace's Jeff Horwich reports, conventional wisdom holds that the U.S., by sheer size, tends to lead the way

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New sanctions against Syria

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 11, 2011

The U.S. has imposed new financial sanctions on Syria after President Assad's security forces repeated use of violence against its own people. But do economic sanctions work?

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Global markets continue to lose confidence in French banks

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 11, 2011

Rumors of big bank insolvency in France have the European markets flustered this morning

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Fear of France driving global markets

by Jeff Horwich

Aug 11, 2011

Reports of possible bank runs and even an Asian bank cutting off lending to French financial institutions are driving European markets lower this morning. Marketplace's Jeff Horwich explains what that means for Americans and for Wall Street.

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Debt Downgrade

Debt commission can learn from past panels

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 11, 2011

A group of 12 lawmakers will start work soon to cut $1.5 trillion in debt by November. Former Congressman James Bilbray, who served on the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, explains how this commission could make progress on reducing the debt.

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Europe's fast-moving financial situation

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 11, 2011

Marketplace New York Bureau Chief Heidi Moore and Mesirow Financial Chief Economist Diane Swonk explain the latest news about what's driving the volatility in global markets