10/09/08
Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, October 09. 2008
Episode Description:
Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, October 09. 2008
To view this content, Javascript must be enabled and Adobe Flash Player must be installed.
1
G-7 finance ministers to meet in D.C.
Treasury Secretary Paulson will attend the G-7 meeting in Washington, although he says it's unlikely it will produce a global economic plan. Megan Williams has more.
0
For good banking, just go north
The World Economic Forum has released a survey rating global banking systems, and Canada has come out on top. Jennifer Collins reports where the U.S. falls on the list -- and the U.K. is close behind.
0
Global rate cut encourages investors
Yesterday's coordinated rate cut seems to have calmed the markets overseas. Stacey Vanek-Smith talks to European correspondent Stephen Beard about why the weekend IMF meeting could be encouraging.
0
Can Treasury ownership help banks?
The Treasury Department is considering going further to help the credit markets by taking ownership stakes in many U.S. banks. Marketplace's Bill Radke talks to Jeremy Hobson about why that could be a risky move.
1
To stay in business, you need the drive
It may not be the best time to buy a new vehicle, but used car salesman Morton McArthur remains optimistic. New York Bureau Chief Amy Scott caught up with him at his lot outside of Cincinnati, Ohio for our Road to Ruin.
2
Oil profits still high in third quarter
Oil may not be seeing the per-barrel prices of last year, but the average prices are still higher than last year. Ashley Milne-Tyte looks into what energy analysts are predicting for oil profits as earnings reports come in.
Browse the show calendar
Buzzworthy
Recent comments on our stories..
High-frequency trading: Bad for markets... and the soul?
Hi,
First I'd like to thank everyone for listening to what I had to say, it's really an honor to have been on marketplace. Second...
Nick Hanauer on the TED talk, income inequality controversy
If the idea of "trickle-down economics" hasn't worked---when governments have actually *tried* it, rather than a form they...
kingjon | May 18, 2012 Time to bring back Glass-Steagall?
I can finally agree with Robert Reich100%. To our detriment, banks have forgotten that there is a difference between manipulating money, and...
pauliswood | May 16, 2012 Hey brogrammer, let's crush some code
So happy to see this being spoken about openly. Most forms of tech are tainted by this problem in one way or another. I would venture to say that...
Antos101 | May 16, 2012
Connect
Submit your Personal Finance Questions to the Getting Personal blog.
BECOME A MARKETPLACE SOURCE!
Join the Public Insight Network and help us
tell the story.
Sign Up Now or browse recent questions from
the Network below.
