Jul 17, 2013

Marketplace for 7/17/2013 – Are bank profits a good thing?

Fed chairman Ben Bernanke is visiting Capitol Hill to explain to Congress the nation's monetary policy and the Fed's outlook on reducing economic stimulus. Wall Street is watching closely. But the financial world is also paying attention to bank earnings: Bank of America is the latest major U.S. bank to report good news on that front. But for the rest of us, do bank earnings mean anything for our well-being? Also, Google is reportedly in talks to stream TV channels over the internet. The future of TV may just be, simply, the internet.

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Bank of America profits and America's banks

by Krissy Clark

Jul 17, 2013

Bank of America is the latest major U.S. bank to report strong profit growth. But does the mean the economy is healing?

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Behold, the future of TV: The Internet

by Stan Alcorn

Jul 17, 2013

Is it really such a surprise that Google and Apple are exploring television-over-the-Internet?

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Why many states won’t see N.Y.-sized savings under Obamacare

by Dan Gorenstein

Jul 17, 2013

Health insurance premiums for individuals in New York will fall by 50 percent next year, according to the state. But New York isn't Alabama or Texas or anywhere else, for that matter.

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'Genies' head to Salt Lake City to grow family tree

by Sam Harnett

Jul 17, 2013

Salt Lake City has become the genealogical capital of the world, and it's all because of Mormonism.

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Breaking the cycle of public housing

by LaToya Dennis

Jul 17, 2013

Housing authorities across the country are searching for ways to transition people out of public housing.

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Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics Radio: Gov't workers gone wild

by Stephen Dubner

Jul 17, 2013

The "Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure" catalogs the fiscal, sexual, and mental lapses of federal workers -- all with an eye toward preventing the next big mistake.

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Outlet invasion: Upscale stores head downmarket

by Marketplace Contributor

Jul 17, 2013

Traditionally upscale chains, like Saks and Nordstrom, now have the majority of their stores in outlet malls.

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Final Note

Rolling Stone's Boston bomber cover prompts backlash

by Kai Ryssdal

Jul 17, 2013

The magazine's decision to put the Boston Marathon bombing suspect on its cover has sparked rebukes from retail outlets and government officials.

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Fed chairman Ben Bernanke is visiting Capitol Hill to explain to Congress the nation’s monetary policy and the Fed’s outlook on reducing economic stimulus. Wall Street is watching closely. But the financial world is also paying attention to bank earnings: Bank of America is the latest major U.S. bank to report good news on that front. But for the rest of us, do bank earnings mean anything for our well-being? Also, Google is reportedly in talks to stream TV channels over the internet. The future of TV may just be, simply, the internet.