01/28/11
Marketplace for January 28, 2011
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Marketplace for January 28, 2011
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Fourth quarter GDP bumps up
GDP jumped 3.2 percent. That's the highest growth rate since the recession started at the end of 2007. But that was then and this is now. The underlying reasons are different.
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The economic impact of Egypt's protests and Internet shutdown
Jan 28, 2011
How has the Egyptian government's shutdown of social media, mobile services and the Internet affected protests? Marwan Kraidy, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, talks with Kai Ryssdal about how the protests are hurting Eygpt's business community and how it might affect the nation economically.
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Weekly Wrap: The World Economic Forum in Davos
Jan 28, 2011
Kai Ryssdal talks to Leigh Gallagher from Fortune Magazine and Reuters blogger Felix Salmon about the week on Wall Street, at Davos, and beyond.
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State bankruptcy debate unsettles muni market
The debate over whether to let states declare bankruptcy adds a new element of uncertainty to the jittery municipal bond market.
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Sara Lee splits
That old slogan, "Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee" doesn't apply anymore. After years of declining business, and failed attempts to sell itself, Sara Lee is splitting into two companies. One domestic. One foreign. And, yes, there will still be cheesecake.
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Umpqua Bank: Hip, happening and growing
The regional bank pulls in customers with lattes, community events, and even virtual bowling. It's becoming a pretty big bank by acting small.
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Small Talk: Video store clerks, catapults and music to scare off wolves
Jan 28, 2011
Rico Gagliano and Brendan Newnam talk to Marketplace staffers about the stories that didn't make the headlines. This week: the return of video store clerks, a new way to smuggle drugs, and the band that scared off wolves.
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