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Marketplace for April 20, 2011
Apr 20, 2011

Marketplace for April 20, 2011

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Marketplace for April 20, 2011

Segments From this episode

A short history of oil: 1900 to 2010

Apr 20, 2011
Over the past century, the center of crude oil production has shifted across the globe.

Tech comes back big

Apr 20, 2011
Intel and IBM surprised Wall Street with big earnings. And what's good for tech is good for the recovery.

Playing partisan politics with debt

Apr 20, 2011
Congress and the White House are engaged in a new debate about raising the U.S. debt limit.

Existing home sales rise as investors swoop

Apr 20, 2011
Sales of existing homes are one the rise. But first-time buyers are coy, while foreclosed homes and tight credit still weigh on the market.
A sign sits in the front yard of a home being offered for sale in Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
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Letters: Conspicuous conservation, inflation

Apr 20, 2011
Going over listeners' responses to past stories. This week: the 'not me' mentality, conspicuous conservation and "South Park," and the depressing inflation rate.

Anti-government demonstrations rise in Syria

Apr 20, 2011
Protesters in Syria are coming out against President Bashar al-Assad for giving the government almost unlimited powers to put down dissent. Mills College professor Fred Lawson explains what could happen to Syria's economy next.

BP spill consequences differ for two Louisiana cities

Apr 20, 2011
A year after the BP oil spill, things are looking up in New Orleans. But for Lafourche Parish on the Gulf Coast, it's a different story.

Marketplace for April 20, 2011

Music from the episode

Second Line Pearl Street Jazz Band
Second Line Pearl Street Jazz Band