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A woman's bank
Sep 1, 2007
Virginia Woolf once wrote that for a woman to succeed as a writer, she needed two guineas and a room of her own. Now in Germany, that philosophy's being applied to the financial business. Today a new bank run by, and for, women set up shop in Munich. Reporter Kyle James checked it out.
"I'm heading north for a few years..."
Sep 1, 2007
A few weeks before election day, a writer at San Francisco Weekly did a Google search for the phrase "if Bush wins, I'm..." The results? "If Bush wins, I'm gonna start drinking.""If Bush wins, I'm gonna make like a cicada and hide under the bed for four years." But the number one option, in terms of popularity? It's no contest, really. From Toronto, Ed Ungar has the story...
Life - after Arafat
Sep 1, 2007
As the Palestinian people mourn the loss of leader Yasser Arafat, Palestinian politicians jockey for power. And without Arafat, some say new money will start flowing into West Bank businesses. Eric Niiler reports.
Russia's oil play
Sep 1, 2007
Foreign shareholders of Russian oil giant Yukos are considering a lawsuit against the Russian government, for the loss in share value in the company. From the European Desk in London, Marketplace's Stephen Beard looks at how the government's tax grab is hurting foreign investment in the country.
Covering Fallujah
Sep 1, 2007
As fighting rages in Fallujah, Iraq, western reporters remain limited in their access and mobility. From Baghdad, Borzou Daragahi talks to American and western reporters and finds out the limitations and challenges of working in the media... from Iraq.
Japan's immigration culture clash
Sep 1, 2007
A new U.N. report says Japan must impose much more lenient immigration policies to keep the country's productivity rate high, but Japan's homogenous culture butts heads with that request. Marketplace's Jessica Smith reports from Tokyo.
Forbes goes to China ...
Sep 1, 2007
Forbes Magazine has issued its annual list of China's richest people. The list-makers prove that private industry is growing more powerful in China, where state-owned business once dominated. As Marketplace's Jocelyn Ford reports from Beijing, the change in Chinese ways is good for American companies doing business there.
Door-to-door AIDS battle
Sep 1, 2007
In Africa, women account for three-quarters of all HIV infections. As Eric Whitney reports, a group Kenyan women is fighting back with education, using a door-to-door tactic that's familiar to many suburban moms.
China partners with Iran
Sep 1, 2007
Oil prices dropped today. And another surprise: China is entering an oil agreement with Iran, OPEC's second largest producer. From Beijing, Marketplace's Jocelyn Ford examines the terms of the deal.
Live, from Cuba!
Sep 1, 2007
The annual International Fair of Havana kicks off today, and a large delegation of U.S. businesses are there to sign some major food deals. Marketplace's Foreign Editor Karen Lowe looks into an exception to the U.S. trade embargo that allows American agribusiness to sell directly to Cuba.
