02/15/10
Marketplace for Monday, February 15, 2010
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Marketplace for Monday, February 15, 2010
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2
The genesis of popular music in the U.S.
The music industry has a long history of selling sound, but it hasn't always been harmonious. Author David Suisman talks with Bob Moon about the early days of popular music.
6
A slow media movement
Have Facebook friend requests, cell-phone messages, incessant emails and texts made it impossible to disconnect? Feel overwhelmed? Sally Herships reports on one solution.
5
Cleveland restaurants serve up success
Despite Cleveland's problems with foreclosures and poverty, restaurants keep opening up and prospering. Why? Dan Bobkoff reports.
1
What will the Olympics cost Vancouver?
Being the host city of an Olympics Games can be a big burden. Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun, talks with Bob Moon about whether the Canadian city can recover the money it has spent on hosting the Winter Games.
1
Telecom companies take on Apple
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, more than two dozen wireless carriers and handset makers announced they're coming together to create a communal site for cell phone applications. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.
1
Greece faces questions from eurozone
Just as European finance ministers were meeting on a bailout for Greece, questions surfaced on whether the Greek government used derivative contracts concocted by Wall Street banks to hide the country's budget problems. Europe correspondent Stephen Beard talks the details with Bob Moon.
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