Alisa Roth

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Sep 11, 2010
More money, better thoughts about life?
The Beatles should've given us a leg up and told us what money can buy: Happiness — to a certain degree. A study shows that folks who earn around $75,000 think they have a pretty good life, compared to those who earn less.
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Aug 28, 2010
Bernanke wants consumers and businesses to spend towards a recovery
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke encouraged more consumers and businesses to spend money in a speech this morning. But with confidence lacking in the public, that idea may be a tough sell.
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Aug 26, 2010
The Dow’s ‘nice, big, pretty number,’ 10,000
Ten thousand points seems to be the magic number of choice for many investors when it comes to the Dow Jones Industrial Index. Marketplace's Alisa Roth sees if there's any truth behind that belief.
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Aug 24, 2010
Small investors pulling out of U.S. stock funds
Small investors pulled out from U.S. stock market mutual funds in a big way over the last few months. So where is all that money going? Marketplace's Alisa Roth follows the money.
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Aug 21, 2010
Companies unloading cash on mergers
Cautious companies have been hoarding cash, but they're now unloading that stash for acquisitions and mergers. Marketplace's Alisa Roth looks into the benefits and pitfalls of these business moves.
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Aug 20, 2010
What GM’s IPO means
Marketplace's Alisa Roth looks into what GM's IPO means for the company — from the government's involvement with GM to its future as a company.
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Aug 19, 2010
Fannie and Freddie trying to return bad mortgages
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are trying to recoup $150 billion, so they can pay back the government. They're employing something called "buy-backs" to do just that. Marketplace's Alisa Roth explains.
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Aug 17, 2010
Commercial paper market rates at record lows
Short-term loans for corporations from the commercial paper market are back and corporations are taking out loans, even if they don't necessarily need them. Marketplace's Alisa Roth explains why.
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Aug 14, 2010
Taxes on H-1B visas pay for border bill
President Obama signed a $600 million border security bill that will put more agents and equipment on the job along the Mexican border. But with the U.S. bank balance deeply in the red, where's that money coming from? According to the White House, from taxes on H-1B visas for skilled workers. Alisa Roth reports.
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Aug 13, 2010
Is GM’s progress a sign Big 3 are back?
General Motors reported second-quarter profits of $1.3 billion and may soon file papers for an IPO. CEO Ed Whitacre, appointed by the Obama administration to turn GM around, has also announced he will step down and be succeeded by a board member. Reporter Alisa Roth talks with Tess Vigeland about what all this means for GM and the Big Three.
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