09/21/11
Marketplace for September 21, 2011
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Marketplace for September 21, 2011
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GOP letter to the Fed: A slippery slope
GOP lawmakers sent a letter to the Federal Reserve urging Chairman Ben Bernanke to take no new monetary action. The Peterson Institute's Joseph Gagnon discusses the impact that letter may have.
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Stop calling it class warfare
President Obama announced a plan to reduce the deficit this week. But the fight over what to do is just starting.
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GM deal with UAW brings jobs back to Tennessee
After massive layoffs in '09, the town of Spring Hill had been struggling. But the announcement of new production brings back a sense of hope.
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Freakonomics: Where have all the hitchhikers gone?
Besides the fear of an axe murderer, there are valid reasons why hitchhiking has died off. Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner discusses those reasons and tells us why you should care.
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Federal Reserve makes a $400 billion move
The Federal Reserve announced it was buying $400 billion in longer-term bonds in an effort to push long-term interest rates even lower. Will that help the economy
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Is Google enforcing a monopoly?
Google's Eric Schmidt testified on Capitol Hill today on the subject of whether the company is threatening the competition.
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Chinese press comes down hard on alleged Apple pollution
Apple is hammered by China's media for alleged air and water pollution. Will this negative coverage change the behavior of Chinese suppliers who actually run the factories?
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