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A look at Facebook a year after its IPO
Queena Kim May 17, 2013
Facebook's initial stock offering was a debacle for the company and the NASDAQ, but things are looking up
In France, an encore for recession
Stephen Beard May 15, 2013
France today entered a double-dip recession. It depends on exports to Italy and Spain and they, like many eurozone nations, are still feeling the pinch. Europe's slump is dragging down the global economy.
Euro zone economies shrink for sixth straight quarter
Andrew Walker May 15, 2013
France is in recession, while Germany's economy has expanded.
Pour la culture: France mulls taxing the tablet
Stephen Beard May 14, 2013
France's newest contribution to culture? A proposed tax on mobile phones.
Retail sales edge up in April
Julia Coronado May 13, 2013
Did you buy a car or get some new clothes recently? You were not alone.
Austerity rift chills French-German relations
Stephen Beard May 8, 2013
German Chancellor Angela Merkel enjoyed close relations with former French President Nicolas Sarkozy but not with successor Francois Hollande. Differences over austerity are part of the problem.
What's behind the slow rise of health care costs? Our pocketbooks
Dan Gorenstein May 7, 2013
Health care costs have been rising at a slower rate for the last four years. Why? Hint: The answer is not the recession.
Six things one listener did to ditch $20,000 in debt
Margaret Aery May 17, 2013
Ten years ago, Marketplace Money listener Greg McKenna was over $20K in debt. Today, he's debt free and has a nest egg worth over $100,000. Here's how he did it.
Who do you trust more with your free speech: The government or tech companies?
Ben Johnson May 6, 2013
A secret meeting, a handful of tech CEO's, and the future of your freedom of speech online.
EU faces second year of recession
Stephen Beard May 3, 2013
For the first time in history, the 17 nations that use the euro are headed for two years of back-to-back recession, according to the European Commission.
