04/28/10
Marketplace for Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Episode Description:
Marketplace for Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Why investors trade with Goldman
At a Senate hearing, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein was asked if his bank had an obligation to tell clients they were being sold a shoddy product. Blankein said investors knew what they were getting into. If he's right, why would anyone want to bet against them? Jeremy Hobson reports.
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China paranoid over currency question
Commentator David Frum recently returned from a State Department-sponsored tour of Chinese universities, and says many students expressed concern over U.S. pressure on China to "up value" its currency.
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Telekom aims for more women on board
In Germany, women are almost completely absent from boardrooms. Now one company is doing something about it. Kyle James reports.
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What it takes to achieve excellence
BBC sports commentator Matthew Syed talks with Tess Vigeland about his new book "Bounce," and what lies behind success and excellence in sports and other endeavors.
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The impact of Greece's debt crisis
Spain became the third European country in two days to have its bond rating downgraded. European bureau chief Stephen Beard talks with Tess Vigeland about what implications that move will have and the latest rescue package for Greece.
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Plastic pushes up Dow Chemical profits
Strong profits from big companies sent the stock market up today, and one of them was Dow Chemical. Its net income surged almost 2300%. Jill Barshay reports.
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Is burning leaked oil worth the costs?
The U.S. Coast Guard set fire to parts of a giant oil slick that is spreading just off the Louisiana coast. Burning the oil is designed to keep it from drifting into coastal estuaries and wetlands filled with wildlife. John Dimsdale reports clean-up crews are facing no easy choices.
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