Aug 11, 2010

Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday, August 11, 2010

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Economists underwhelmed by Fed's new plan

by Bill Radke

Aug 11, 2010

The Federal Reserve plans to spend up to $30 billion a month on U.S. Treasury bonds in an effort to motivate the banks to lend. But this doesn't provide a huge incentive in an economy of $14 trillion.

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Regulators eye volatile trades in flash crash

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Aug 11, 2010

Federal officials are meeting today to ask whether exchange-traded funds are to blame in last May's flash crash.

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Where the oil industry meets alternative energy

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 11, 2010

Nolan Hart got a lot of photos of drilling rig explosions and pumpjacks at sunset from working 25 years in the oil industry. Krissy Clark perused his site and explored how oil and gas-based energy is fueling renewable resources.

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BP Spill: Ripples

Federal judge to determine legality of deepwater drilling ban

by Stephen Beard

Aug 11, 2010

A federal judge in New Orleans will hear arguments over whether the six-month ban on oil drilling is legal. The moratorium has idled many of BP's Gulf drilling plans.

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China's flood death toll worsened by urbanization, say critics

by Rob Schmitz

Aug 11, 2010

Environmentalists say China's rapid urban development helped fuel the massive death toll caused by the recent disaster floods.

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Indian spice traders guarded over foreign food giants in their market

by Raymond Thibodeaux

Aug 11, 2010

Indian spice merchants are concerned that U.S. and European companies are muscling in on their market.

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Trade deficit widens in June

by Bob Moon

Aug 11, 2010

The trade deficit went up 19 percent in June, and the U.S. set a new record for imports of consumer goods.

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BBC World Service

Kagame lacked critical opposition in Rwandan poll

by Peter Greste

Aug 11, 2010

Rwanda's incumbent president Paul Kagame has worked hard to change his country's reputation, but his success in this week's general election has not been without controversy.