Marketplace for Thursday, July 29, 2010

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New non-alcoholic downers to get you off the caffeine buzz

Caitlan Carroll

Jul 29, 2010

Marketplace's Caitlan Caroll and a few members of the staff tried to take the edge off with "downer drinks," non-alcoholic beverages that help you relax and unwind.

Posted In: Food

Re-building Rwanda, one strong woman at a time

Jul 29, 2010

The Rwandan genocide left behind devastation and a dominantly female population. But the country is making strides economically and politically. All due, in part, to one particular part of the population: Women.

Posted In: Entrepreneurship

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the new kid on the block

John Dimsdale

Jul 29, 2010

Top economics and financial officials met with Timothy Geithner today to discuss the future Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The new agency will have to overcome old loyalties and resentment from existing regulatory agencies forced to give up their staff and budget.

#%*#!!! Swearing in the workplace

Jul 29, 2010

Kai Ryssdal talks to Jess Sheidlower, editor at large of the Oxford English Dictionary, about profanity in the workplace. It's unpleasant, but why do many workers still swear?

Unconventional marketing strategies for the X Games crowd

Jul 29, 2010

Kai Ryssdal speaks with SportsBusiness Journal's Tripp Mickle about Gatorade's unconventional marketing strategy at the X Games to capture an unconventional crowd.

Posted In: Sports

Paper shows that credit card users win at the register, not cash users

Eve Troeh

Jul 29, 2010

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston released a paper that concluded people who spend cash at the register actually are giving money to people who use credit cards -- especially those with cashback rewards.

Posted In: Banks, Retail