Marketplace for Friday, January 8, 2010
Jan 8, 2010

Marketplace for Friday, January 8, 2010

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Marketplace for Friday, January 8, 2010

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A dismal unemployment picture

Jan 8, 2010
The economy lost 85,000 jobs in December, the unemployment rate held steady at 10%, and a look behind the numbers shows a jobless picture that's even worse. John Dimsdale reports.

Google searches for electricity trading

Jan 8, 2010
Google has applied for approval from federal regulators to buy and sell electricity. Is the Internet giant really going to compete with brick-and-mortar utilities? Jeff Tyler reports.

Why Geithner's getting so much grief

Jan 8, 2010
A House committee is planning to put Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on the hot seat over his role in keeping certain information secret about the bailout of AIG. Jeremy Hobson reports.

Will a Leno move bring ratings, too?

Jan 8, 2010
NBC reportedly wants to put Jay Leno back in his old late-night slot. Will he be able to bring the ratings up? Bob Moon reports.

Weekly Wrap: The start of 2010

Jan 8, 2010
The Big Money's Heidi Moore and Clusterstock.com's John Carney talk with Kai Ryssdal about how Sen. Dodd's retirement will impact reform, whether Treasury Secretary Geithner can hold onto his job, and the latest job report.

Liberal arts job market looks bleak

Jan 8, 2010
Katharine Brooks, director of the University of Texas Austin's Liberal Arts Centers, talks with Kai Ryssdal about what's behind the drop in teaching positions for historians and liberal arts professors.

More Latinos filling community colleges

Jan 8, 2010
Increasing numbers of students are starting their pursuit of higher education at community colleges. Among them are minorities, Latinos especially, who see the schools as a good first step. Emily Hanford reports.

Marketplace for Friday, January 8, 2010