Posted by Millie Jefferson
For Marketplace, Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Today on our show: Companies dig deep for Canada’s oil in the so-called “oil sands;” The billionaire giveaway challenge; Are consumers ready for 3-D TV? A closer look at the big spike in new farmers markets; The impact of China’s real estate bubble; Barnes & Noble woes signal book biz transition; and is the worst of the BP oil spill really over? Plus, these are the songs we played:
- Will My Feet Carry Me Home – Elf PowerBuy
- The Tallest Man the Broadest Shoulders – Sufjan StevensBuy
- Spreadin’ Honey – Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Buy
- Brain Freeze – Sackcloth FashionBuy
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