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Oct 19, 2009

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Is this crisis really different? No

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 19, 2009
Why didn't more people see the current financial crisis coming? It's not the first financial meltdown the world has seen. Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff has a new book with Carmen Reinhart that addresses that question. He talks with Kai Ryssdal.
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When does trading go outside the lines?

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Oct 19, 2009
The Justice Department says it has busted the biggest-ever insider trading ring involving hedge funds. But how will it prove its case? There's a gray area between legitimate investing and illegal trading. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
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U.S.'s piece of Banamex in question

by Alisa Roth
Oct 19, 2009
One of Mexico's biggest banks is owned by Citigroup, which in large part is owned by Washington. That situation has the makings of a test case for a Mexican law barring foreign governments from owning domestic banks. Alisa Roth reports.
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High-end denim holds up to recession

by Jeff Tyler
Oct 19, 2009
You might think luxury products that people could conceivably live without would be hit hard by the recession. But that logic doesn't seem to apply to top-shelf jeans. Jeff Tyler reports.
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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

He plans a new way to rate investments

by Steve Henn
Oct 19, 2009
Jules Kroll made a fortune creating a firm that did in-depth research for huge Wall Street deals. Now he has plans to start a new kind of credit-rating agency that would help avoid the bubbles that lead to financial crises. Steve Henn reports.
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Gumshoe finds who's got sticky fingers

by Marketplace Staff
Oct 19, 2009
Nashville private eye (and reporter) Thomas H. Humphreys does some snooping to find out how the recession is affecting petty crime -- specifically shoplifting. He uncovers some surprising details.
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TV donates some time to volunteerism

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Oct 19, 2009
More than 100 TV shows will be airing public service announcements and weaving volunteering themes into their plots this week. It's part of an industry-wide effort to encourage volunteerism. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.
Cast members of "Desperate Housewives," from left, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross, Brenda Strong, Teri Hatcher and Felicity Huffman.
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