Nov 30, 2009

Marketplace for Monday, November 30, 2009

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Investors worry over Dubai's debt

by Amy Scott

Nov 30, 2009

The emirate shocked markets when it announced state-run Dubai World would delay payments on some of its debt. Now investors are getting mixed messages about just how far the government will go to smooth things over. Amy Scott reports.

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Gov't to push slow mortgage lenders

by John Dimsdale

Nov 30, 2009

The government will try to shame banks into helping out homeowners facing foreclosure by publishing a list of lenders who are slow to lower interest rates. John Dimsdale reports.

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The birth of Cyber Monday

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 30, 2009

Did you spend some company time to shop online on Cyber Monday? Unlike Black Friday, there's no parking hassles or lines at the register. Where did this shopping event come from anyway? Sally Herships reports.

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AFL-CIO may help lift Chicago Spire

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 30, 2009

In 2007 developers broke ground on a skyscraper in Chicago, but the building never got off the ground. Adrienne Hill reports organized labor is looking to use investment money to create its own stimulus project.

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Benefits, costs weigh on proton therapy

by Joel Rose

Nov 30, 2009

Proton therapy is a type of radiation used to treat cancer. And it gets at one of the thorniest questions about the health-care overhaul: How do you balance innovation and cost control? Joel Rose reports.

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Philanthropy

Using capitalism to enact social change

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 30, 2009

The documentary 'The New Recruits' follows young capitalists as they try to sell goods and services in developing countries. Seth Kramer, a producer of the film, and Heidi Krauel, one of the capitalists, talk with Kai Ryssdal about the documentary.

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Lawyer's death raises tax fraud issues

by Stephen Beard

Nov 30, 2009

The recent death of a Moscow lawyer has caused an outcry in Russia and the U.K. The lawyer was working for a British investment firm and claimed to have evidence that Russian officials perpetrated a massive tax fraud. Stephen Beard reports.