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  • Delphi officials are in Washington trying to discern GM's role in helping the company come out of bankruptcy protection. Renita Jablonski talks to Marketplace's Steve Henn about why Delphi's situation is tricky.

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  • As the G20 summit prepares to kick off, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is calling for $1 trillion in support for developing nations. Steve Chiotakis talks to Gretchen Wilson in Johannesburg about why it's crucial to help them now.

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  • Marketplace's Brendan Newnam and Rico Gagliano chat with fellow staffers Stacey Vanek-Smith, Jeremy Hobson and Phyllis Owens about their favorite under-the-radar business stories from this week.

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  • Experts have varying opinions on where the housing market is going to go in 2009. We asked our Senior Business Correspondent Bob Moon to weigh in. He tells Scott Jagow how real estate might recover in the new year.

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  • The Fed, Treasury and FDIC started Citigroup on another bailout package to help protect its $2 trillion in assets around the world. Scott Jagow talks to Steve Henn about how much is going into the bailout this time.

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  • Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson wants to spend $50 billion on the consumer debt market as part of the bailout package. Scott Jagow talks to Steve Henn in Washington about what this would entail and how it might help.

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  • The Senate will vote on a new financial rescue package tonight with new provisions to pick up House votes. Scott Jagow talks to Steve Henn in Washington about what's new in the bill and how these additions could backfire.

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  • Would raising the maximum amount of FDIC insurance on savings accounts help the rescue package appeal to more lawmakers? Scott Jagow talks to Steve Henn in Washington about the proposed idea and others on the table.

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  • With the bailout fight strong in the House it's likely a solution won't come until Thursday. Scott Jagow talks to Steve Henn from Washington about why a presidential candidate hasn't stepped forward to move the issue.

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  • Germans' confidence in their economy — Europe's largest — has plummeted with second-quarter performance actually shrinking. What could be the impact on Europe and the U.S.? Stephen Beard reports.

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