Feb 23, 2011

Marketplace for February 23, 2011

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The making of a Russian blockbuster drug

by Gregory Warner

Feb 23, 2011

Not long ago, Arbidol was considered a nearly useless drug. Now, it's a best seller, and a symbol of Russia's efforts to build its pharmaceutical industry, at any cost.

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Federal Budget

How to fix Social Security

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 23, 2011

Commentator Robert Reich says there's one way to keep Social Security financially solvent. And it doesn't involve cutting benefits or raising the retirement age.

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Luxury shoppers make a comeback

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Feb 23, 2011

As the recovery gets underway, retail's high-end starts doing better than its low-end. Case in point: Saks Fifth Avenue.

Shoppers flow in and out of Saks Fifth Avenue department store December 27, 2009, in New York City.

David Goldman/Getty Images

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The New Egypt

Middle East populations want end to corruption

by Mitchell Hartman

Feb 23, 2011

In Middle East nations such as post-Mubarak Egypt, people who have suffered decades of corrupt autocratic rule now want to root out corruption.

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Discontent in the Middle East

Will protests spread to Saudi Arabia?

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 23, 2011

As protests ripple across the Middle East, all eyes are on Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil producer. Energy expert Amy Jaffe from Rice University talks about the potential for unrest in the country and the challenges it faces.

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Letters: Wisconsin, living near public transit

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 23, 2011

Listener responses from recent Marketplace stories. This week: coverage of the Wisconsin union rights debates, the NHL lockout and the trend of moving closer to public transportation.