09/27/10
Marketplace for Monday, September 27, 2008
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Marketplace for Monday, September 27, 2008
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'Silent raids' focus on employers, not workers
The federal government is changing how it'll crack down on illegal immigrants. Instead of dramatic raids, immigration authorities will be combing through employment records.
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Government helps wholesale credit unions
Kai Ryssdal talks to the New York Times' Eric Dash about how the federal government is stepping into help wholesale credit unions, which support hundreds of credit unions around the country.
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Wal-Mart eyes Africa for expansion
The big box chain is looking to tap the African market through the South African chain Massmart.
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A new normal for the job market?
Job growth is increasing, but at much slower rate than the growth of the working-age population. The severity of the recession may change the job market for many years to come.
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Banks back in the market for new, expensive talent
Big banks may be loosening its purse strings a bit -- Citigroup just made a multi-million-dollars-a-year hire. Is this a sign that Wall Streeters can expect pre-recessionary salaries?
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Southwest, AirTran will have to 'keep it simpler'
Southwest Airlines' acquisition of AirTran means it can expand into new markets, but it also means that it'll have to re-think its "keep it simple" motto and structure.
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Reich: America will swing back
Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace commentator Robert Reich about his new book "Aftershock: The Next Economy and America's Future."
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