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Oct 7, 2010
A look at jobless claims, currencies
Claims for unemployment benefits fell last week by 11,000. Economist Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial talks with Bill Radke how good that number is and whether she is concerned about countries competing to stimulate their own economies.
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Oct 7, 2010
Unemployment: Cyclical or structural?
How will the U.S. unemployment rate come down? Economists are debating that very question. Economics editor Chris Farrell talks with Bill Radke about why some economists are saying that unemployment isn't cyclical, it's structural.
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Oct 7, 2010
The last man at Northwest Plaza mall
At one point Northwest Plaza Mall in St. Louis was one of the largest in the region, home to some 200 shops. These days the mall sits empty, but for one last store. And when Mike Bartel's one-man shoe repair shop closes its doors later this month it will mark the death of one more American mall. Adam Allington has his profile.
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Oct 7, 2010
No soda with those foods stamps
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to ban the use of food stamps to buy sugary beverages, in a test plan he says would take two years. Reporter Eve Troeh talks with Bill Radke about why this is an important issue for the mayor and whether it would work.
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Oct 7, 2010
New ‘venture accelerator’ coming soon to Michigan
The University of Michigan is starting a new, super-charged business incubator. Researchers and venture capitalists and for-profit companies will both set up at the "venture accelerator," so collaboration can happen during R&D instead of after.
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Oct 7, 2010
Lowering wages won’t lead to recovery
Marketplace commentator Robert Reich argues that lowering wages to create more jobs isn't a good solution to closing the unemployment hole.
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Oct 7, 2010
Is a currency war a-brewin’?
Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace's Jeremy Hobson about the potential currency war that's brewing between the U.S. and China.
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Oct 6, 2010
Decline in property taxes hurts cities
A report from the National League of Cities says the latest recession did more harm to city budgets than any other downturn in the last 25 years. Christopher Hoene, director of research at the League of Cities, talks with Steve Chiotakis about what's hurting U.S. cities.
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Oct 6, 2010
Rail tunnel between NY, NJ in jeopardy
Budgetary pressures may lead New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to pull the plug on an $8.7 billion commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River. Christie says cost-overuns may drive the price even higher and he needs that money for roads. It's a harbinger of what's to come for governors around the nation. Andrea Bernstein reports.
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Oct 6, 2010
Private U.S. firms cut more jobs in Sept.
More private company jobs were cut in September — 39,000 of them. That's the latest word from employment services firm ADP. Richard DeKaser, president of Woodley Park Research, talks with Bill Radke about how bad this report really is and what it will take for companies to start hiring again.
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