Sep 10, 2009

Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, September 10, 2009

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Built on Belief

After Lehman: 'I loved my job there'

by Amy Scott

Sep 10, 2009

Elizabeth Moran, was a vice president of talent management at Lehman Brothers. She tells how she's adapting to her new life away from Wall Street.

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Built on Belief

After Lehman: 'Proud of the work'

by Amy Scott

Sep 10, 2009

Lehman Brothers' demise deepened the nation's financial crisis. It also left thousands of people out of work. One of them was Dave Demuro, the firm's director of global compliance and regulation. He reflects on his 24 years there.

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Good numbers amidst foreclosures

by John Dimsdale

Sep 10, 2009

Encouraging statistics suggest efforts by lenders to modify troubled mortgages may be slowing the spread of foreclosures. But the number of foreclosures is still near July's record high. John Dimsdale reports.

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Hockey doesn't do well in the desert

by Marketplace Staff

Sep 10, 2009

Ray Artigue helped bring the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team to Arizona from Canada, but now says early criticism that the sport wouldn't thrive there may have turned out to be justified. The bankrupt team is up for auction. Peter O'Dowd reports.

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Blankfein criticizes excessive bonuses

by Stephen Beard

Sep 10, 2009

At a banking conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein spoke out against excessive banker pay, calling for guaranteed bonuses to be banned. Is this justified coming from him? Stephen Beard reports.

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How did the SEC miss Madoff?

by John Dimsdale

Sep 10, 2009

This morning, Congress re-opens its investigation into how government investigators missed Bernie Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi Scheme, starting with a 500-page report from the SEC. Steve Chiotakis talks to Marketplace's John Dimsdale.

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Opel deal needs more guarantees

by Bill Radke

Sep 10, 2009

General Motors says the deal to sell its European unit Opel still needs more financing guarantees from the German government, but it's confident those will come through. Bill Radke has the latest.

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Unemployment claims dropping

by Steve Chiotakis

Sep 10, 2009

The government said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, and the number of people continuing to receive benefits fell as well. Steve Chiotakis talks to Doug Foreman with Highmark Capital.

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'Books' would tell Google about you

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Sep 10, 2009

A House Committee is looking into the Google Books settlement today. Google has already scanned millions of titles but objections to the deal could throw a wrench into the online library. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.