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Dow closes up nearly 900 points

Oct 28, 2008
Consumer confidence hits an all-time low and today's Dow reacts by ... hitting the second-highest point gain ever. Analysts contacted by the...

Show me the money

Oct 28, 2008
Just in case you've been wondering which banks have gotten bailout money so far, here you go.

Wait 'til Bernanke sees THIS!

Oct 28, 2008
You know Iceland's been having problems, right? Banks are failing, the currency's frozen, all kinds of bad things....

Most House members' campaign cash from outsiders

Oct 27, 2008
Steven Henn reports on today's Marketplace show about the findings of a study by the research group Maplight.org, which keeps an eye on money and...

Gold ain't glimmering

Oct 24, 2008
Gold is often seen as an investment safe haven when the economy falls on hard times. But today it's down 11 percent, the biggest weekly percentage...

Getting naked in short selling

Oct 22, 2008
The practice of short selling has been blamed for the collapse of several major companies' shares during the financial crisis. What is short...

Strauss-Kahn apologizes to IMF for scandal

Oct 22, 2008
An investigation has begun into IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn's alleged affair with a coworker. The New York Times reports Strauss...

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A look inside Marketplace

Oct 21, 2008
If you're a loyal listener to Marketplace (you are a loyal listener, aren't you?), you may appreciate the Los Angeles Times' story on what's going...

Stand Up and Face the Music

Oct 16, 2008
Chris Farrell and I had a lively discussion this morning about why bank CEOs haven't taken responsibility for their role in this financial crisis...