Nov 21, 2008

Marketplace Report for Friday, November 21, 2008

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What has the bailout done so far?

by Steve Henn

Nov 21, 2008

Billions have been spent on the bailout already, and we've been keeping track. Steve Henn reports where the money went for our series "Tracking the Bailout."

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Citigroup stocks take dramatic fall

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Nov 21, 2008

Citigroup stocks were selling at a dizzying pace on reports that the troubled company might be considering a merger. How did things get so bad for Citigroup so quickly? Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Pelosi to Big 3: Bring us a plan

by Alisa Roth

Nov 21, 2008

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promise to try to get help for automakers after Thanksgiving. But the automakers have to make a convincing argument for why they need it. Alisa Roth reports.

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N.Y. Fed Chief said to be Treasury pick

by John Dimsdale

Nov 21, 2008

Sources close to Obama's transition team are confirming reports that Obama will nominate Timothy Geithner, President of the N.Y. Federal Reserve Bank, to be Treasury Secretary. John Dimsdale reports.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Career moves for laid-off auto workers

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 21, 2008

GM has announced more layoffs. But while GM shrinks, the natural gas industry is doing some hiring. So could ex-GM workers go from assembling power trains to driving drill bits into the earth? Kate Archer Kent reports.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Corporate board members bowing out

by Renita Jablonski

Nov 21, 2008

The financial crisis is putting so much pressure on top company executives that many of them are leaving posts on the boards of other corporations because it's just too much. Renita Jablonski reports.

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What happens in after-hours trading?

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 21, 2008

After the bell rings on Wall Street, trading still goes on, but at a trickle compared to the regular trading period. Why doesn't trading go full-speed, 24/7? Mitchell Hartman explains.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Tough week for the economy all around

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 21, 2008

No bailout for Detroit. Citigroup stocks took a dive. So did the markets, at least before the Treasury choice surfaced. Kai Ryssdal asks trader Andy Brooks and Felix Salmon of portfolio.com about an ugly week.