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Bill Radke

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Redbox rents 1 billionth movie

Sep 6, 2010
Redbox says it has rented its one billionth DVD. Mitch Lowe, president of the video rental chain, talks with Bill Radke about how he feels seeing Blockbuster go bankrupt and why Netflix has a much bigger library of movies.

MID-DAY UPDATE: Bernanke: Too big to fail?

Sep 2, 2010
...Shut 'em down Is high unemployment here to stay? Retailers show surprisingly solid sales Flash crash: SEC suspects "quote stuffing" and "sub-...

MID-DAY UPDATE: Businesses laid off more workers in August

Sep 1, 2010
...That's the opposite of expected - what's it mean? Another ratings agency escapes fraud charges For CEOs, it may pay to lay off A big whopper:...

Marketplace Half-Minute: See you next week!

Aug 27, 2010
Marketplace Half-Minute: See You Next Week from Marketplace on Vimeo. I'm filling in for Kai Ryssdal this week on the Marketplace afternoon show...

Don't fear high-frequency trading

Aug 23, 2010
Commentator Matt Samelson argues that high-frequency trading shouldn't be vilified as a troublemaker, but seen as a type of trading that maximizes value out of the market and corrects mispricing.

Video: Potash and cash

Aug 20, 2010
Bill gets a little help this week from a listener. And tackles fertilizer, jobless claims, profits, olive oil and the BP spill.

MID-DAY UPDATE: More Americans are tapping their retirement savings ...

Aug 20, 2010
Fidelity: Records numbers are raiding their 401(K)s American Airlines hit with record fine Transocean: BP's hiding info about the Gulf spill. BP...