11/18/10
Marketplace for Thursday, November 18, 2010
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Marketplace for Thursday, November 18, 2010
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1
Setting up new Congress teams is like small business
The new class of Congress members are getting ready to build their teams and offices this week. About a third of them are also small business owners, which, as Nancy Marshall Genzer reports, gives them a leg up in choosing the right personnel.
2
Ireland may be close to EU bailout deal
Despite earlier denying any outside help for the country's financial problems, officials from Ireland today admitted that a loan from the European Union and International Monetary Fund may be on its way. Not many are happy. Stephen Beard reports.
4
Should gov't be blamed or praised for GM bailout?
Today was the new GM's first day back in the public market. Taxpayers now only own about a third of the company. President Obama said he sees this as a good step forward. Critics are still weary. David Gura reports.
4
Improving Louisiana's schools, starting with teachers
Louisiana's universities and colleges have re-designed their teacher training curriculum in an effort to improve the education system overall.
3
Is there a housing bubble in China?
Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace's Rob Schmitz about whether a housing bubble -- and a housing crisis -- is possible in China.
5
Banks that support communities
Economy 4.0's David Brancaccio looks at how community banks help communities and an idea on how governments can better support them.
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