01/23/13
Marketplace Morning Report for Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Host Jeremy Hobson reports from Miami in day two of our special Marketplace Morning Report broadcast on the theme "The Next American Dream." We take a look at the real estate market from two sides -- from the point of view of billionaire developer Jorge Perez and from the point of view of realtors dealing with the low-end of the housing market. We'll also hear from Miami Herald reporter Doug Hanks about what the Miami Heat and star LeBron James mean to the city, and take a tour of one of Florida's hottest new tourist attracations -- the Sawgrass Mills mall.
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PODCAST: Microsoft meet Dell, stashing foreign cash, and Florida's No. 2 tourist spot
Microsoft could chip in as much as $3 billion to the buyout of computer maker Dell, why U.S. firms are stashing foreign cash in American banks, and the second-most popular tourist destination in Florida is not what you think.
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U.S. firms keep 'foreign cash' in American banks
A good deal of the estimated $1.7 trillion in foreign assets American companies have is actually sitting in U.S. banks.
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Microsoft may invest in Dell buyout
Microsoft is reportedly considering investing billions of dollar in Dell, as part of a deal to take the company private.
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The LeBron James effect
Miami Herald business reporter Doug Hanks on what the Miami Heat and star LeBron James means to the city.
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Miami home buyers compete with wealthy investors
As the housing market revives, investors paying cash crowd out middle-class home shoppers
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Miami’s condo king on the luxury real estate comeback
Luxury real estate developer Jorge Perez talks about the highs and lows of selling ritzy condos to the rich and famous.
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Sawgrass Mills Mall draws tourists to Florida
South American tourists flock to Sunrise, Fla., to shop at one of the biggest discount malls.
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