06/30/09
Marketplace for Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Listeners weigh in on our coverage
Tess Vigeland sifts through letters from listeners on brand loyalty, life without credit cards, and more.
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Agency would target financial traps
The new Consumer Financial Protection Agency proposed by the Obama administration would have powerful tools to discipline banks and other lenders. John Dimsdale reports.
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Some turn to 'Mechanical' job search
The Web site "Mechanical Turk" is billed as a marketplace where employers and workers can find each other. It's a good deal for employers, but is it a decent way to make a living? Joel Rose reports.
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Moonlighting MPs forced to come clean
Many British lawmakers hold down one, two or even three jobs alongside their full-time gigs as MPs. But now they will have to disclose how much time they spend and how much money they make at their other jobs. Stephen Beard reports.
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Baby Boomers and Gen. Y share goals
You might think Baby Boomers and people in Generation Y don't have much in common. But economist Sylvia Hewlett says they have similar goals, working styles, likes and dislikes. She talks with host Tess Vigeland.
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State legislatures face closures
As a new fiscal year approaches, Arizona, Mississippi and Indiana are among a handful of states whose legislatures could shut down if they fail to balance their budgets by July 1. Jeff Tyler reports.
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California nears budget-gap deadline
Lawmakers in the state have until today to close the $24 billion budget deficit. Tess Vigeland speaks with Evan Halper, Sacramento bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, about the state's fiscal problems.
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