07/29/11
Marketplace for July 29, 2011
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Marketplace for July 29, 2011
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Checking in on the recovery in Memphis
A year ago, Marketplace visited the Tennessee city to see how its residents -- 20 percent of whom lived below the poverty line -- were dealing with the economic recovery. Mayor AC Wharton provides an update
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Suffering from 'post-financial stress disorder'
What's going to happen with this debt ceiling thing? Who knows... Thinking about it can cause some people anxiety.
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U.S. economic growth is weaker than expected
The U.S. gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of just 1.3 percent in the second quarter. New data show the recession was deeper than thought
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We are number 2!
The United States has set the rules for the global economy. So what happens if we don't anymore?
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Weekly Wrap: A U.S. credit downgrade
Reviewing the week's news on Wall Street. This week: how the debt deal -- if it comes -- will affect U.S. credit and what looks to be a pending downgrade.
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Chinese billionaires chip in to protect environment
Project would be China's first private nature reserve, to protect a fifth of the world's Giant Panda population
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