09/02/11
Marketplace for September 2, 2011
Episode Description:
Marketplace for September 2, 2011
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Why we're addicted to daily deals
The online daily deal industry is booming. And consumers just can't get enough -- even when those deals end up not being used. So why do we keep buying?
1
Unemployment doesn't budge
There was no net jobs gain last month. And that's worse than it sounds.
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Retailers overwhelmed by daily deal sites
Millions of consumers are buying into the online daily deal craze. But how are businesses faring, as new sites compete to offer their deals?
9
Banks face federal lawsuit over bad mortgages
A housing regulator is suing banks for misrepresenting mortgage bonds. Three years after bailing out banks, the feds are trying to punish them.
4
Small talk: A water menu, The Earl Grey, doctors (not) washing hands
The news that didn't quite make the headlines. This week: water gets its own menu, Twinings introduces <em>The</em> Earl Grey and doctors need signs to remind them to wash their hands.
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The unemployment "skills" myth
Employers say they want to hire. But they point to a lack of skills among unemployed workers. Is that a job fiction?
1
Weekly Wrap: Jobs, the Fed and robo-signing
Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street. This week: jobs, the possibility of QE3 and banks being punishing for robo-signing.
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