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09/01/10

Marketplace for Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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Marketplace for Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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Location gone mass market

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Sep 1, 2010

Location via smart phone is the latest part of consumers that marketers and companies are latching onto. Reporter Joel Rose takes himself on a tour of Philadelphia for a smart phone scavenger hunt.

Posted In: Travel

12

Is gold a bubble waiting to burst?

Sep 1, 2010

Kai Ryssdal talks to David Moon, president of Moon Capital Management about why gold is such an attractive investment.

Posted In: Investing

4

The campaign ad 'arms race'

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Sep 1, 2010

According to one estimate, campaign ad spending could reach $4.2 billion . Marketplace's John Dimsdale reports.

13

Old assumptions equal a stagnant economy

Sep 1, 2010

Marketplace commentator David Frum says that fresh solutions are needed to get the economy moving, but the federal government is stuck in its old assumptions.

5

Toxic gases found in well water close to drilling sites

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Sep 1, 2010

Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," may be a boon for the energy industry, but critics are questioning if the process that frees up more gas and oil in the ground is poisoning well water.

Posted In: Environment

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HUD First Look program gives communities first dibs at foreclosed properties

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Stacey Vanek Smith

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Sep 1, 2010

The new program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development is in an effort to stabilize communities and real estate prices across the nation.

Posted In: Banks, Housing

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The elusive price tag of the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan

Sep 1, 2010

Kai Ryssdal talks to professor and author Andrew Bacevich about his new book "Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War."

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