Marketplace Staff

Latest from Marketplace Staff

Jul 19, 2008
Day in the Work Life: Boarding houses
This week we meet Shawn Chapman, whose job is to board up vacant houses in Baltimore, Md.
Read MoreDownload
Jul 19, 2008
Summer School lesson: Amortization
So, just what does amortization mean on a loan? Jonathan Clements is at the blackboard with this week's explanation.
Read MoreDownload
Jul 19, 2008
Is your employer doing the ‘401k float’?
Some Americans are giving their employers an interest-free loan, whether they know it or not. It's all thanks to the "float" — the time it takes for 401k contributions to move out of your paycheck and into your retirement account. Rico Gagliano reports.
Read MoreDownload
Jul 19, 2008
Are Fannie and Freddie sound?
An implicit federal government guarantee backing up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac became an explicit one this week. Will it be enough? Professor Anthony Sanders of Arizona State University fills us in.
Read MoreDownload
Jul 19, 2008
IndyMac’s failure isn’t contagious
With the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's takeover of IndyMac Bank, we went to its headquarters as depositors waited in line to withdraw their funds. We took some of their questions and posed them to banking consultant Bert Ely.
Read MoreDownload
Jul 19, 2008
OPEC and the oil crisis
Host Kai Ryssdal, who's been talking to experts about oil this week, speaks today with oil analyst Ruchir Kadakia about OPEC's standing in the oil world these days.
Read MoreDownload
Jul 19, 2008
Hot Jobs: Boardwalk retailers
For the latest installment of our "Hot Jobs" series, we head to the Boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, where we talk to a pair of summer retailers.
Read MoreDownload
Jul 19, 2008
IBM service contracts boost profit
IBM, which had strong second-quarter earnings, is known as an indicator for the health of tech stocks. Then why did other tech giants fall flat? Janet Babin has the story.
Read MoreDownload
Jul 19, 2008
Week on Wall Street
Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson chats with host Kai Ryssdal about what happened on Wall Street this week and what may lie ahead.
Read MoreDownload
Jul 19, 2008
Letters from our listeners
Marketplace listeners give us some food for thought about summer camp, photographs, Rubbermaid and tennis.
Read MoreDownload