Jul 18, 2011

Marketplace for July 18, 2011

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Shelf Life

Shoplifting explained

by Kai Ryssdal

Jul 18, 2011

Rachel Shteir discusses her new book, "The Steal," why people shoplift, and how much it costs American families.

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Mosquitoes swamp Florida

by Eve Troeh

Jul 18, 2011

Mosquito control is an essential of life in Florida, but state and local budget cuts are weakening the campaign.

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New nominee for consumer finance protection

by Jennifer Collins

Jul 18, 2011

Richard Cordray, former attorney general of Ohio, is the nominee to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But is any alternative to Elizabeth Warren, the interim head of the bureau, acceptable to Republicans who oppose the agency?

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Extreme heat adds to U.S. economic worries

by Jeff Horwich

Jul 18, 2011

From crops in peril to higher electricity bills for cash-strapped local governments, the summer heat wave further rattles the economy.

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Investors suffer as Murdoch's scandals continue

by Bob Moon

Jul 18, 2011

Shares in Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation fell today. Many small investors may not realize how exposed they are to the company's fortunes.

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United States of Tech

Facebook's boom brings jobs to rural Oregon

by Mitchell Hartman

Jul 18, 2011

An old sawmill town in Oregon is home to a Facebook data center. It's helped the local economy, even though there are relatively few jobs at the "server farm."