12/31/10
Marketplace for Friday, December 31, 2010
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Marketplace for Friday, December 31, 2010
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Planning for your long-term care
Auto, health, home... and now long-term care insurance? Marketplace's Gregory Warner reports.
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Can't get a real person on the phone? Tweet your complaint!
The horrible wait music, the obnoxiously cheerful voice assuring you that a representative will be with you in a moment -- when you've already waited for half an hour? You may be able to skip that by tweeting. Some companies are opting to respond to customer complaints via Twitter.
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Why that charity is sending you money
This is the biggest charity-giving time of the year, and you can probably tell by the amount of mail you've been receiving from non-profits recently. But does this sort of junk mailing work? Jeff Tyler reports.
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Should kids register for gifts?
Gift registries for weddings are the norm, but what about registries for children? It's not always easy to know what to get a two-year-old. But is a registry necessary? Or maybe even rude? Sally Herships hits the birthday parties to find out.
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A black market for mooncakes in China
China's Mid-Autumn Festival and its tradition of eating mooncakes has lent itself to an underground economy worth billions.
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Weekly Wrap: The year in review
Bob Moon talks to Leigh Gallagher from Fortune Magazine and Sudeep Reddy from the Wall Street Journal about whether the economic recovery started in 2010.
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Best of "Small Talk" in 2010
Rico Gagliano and Brendan Newnam showcase the most amusing pieces of news shared to them by Marketplace staffers on their Dinner Party Download segment.
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