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  • Oct 28, 2005

    Job Files (Pumpkin Farmer)

    by Marketplace Staff

    The Job Files explores the life of pumpkin grower John Muller.

  • Oct 28, 2005

    New York’s richest building

    by Bob Moon

    It's no surprise that housing in New York is some of the costliest in the nation, but how much does the most expensive apartment go for, and what do you get for the mint you have to pay? Bob Moon takes a look.

  • Oct 28, 2005

    U.S. Investors Look to Mutual Funds Overseas

    by Ashley Milne-Tyte

    International and foreign stock funds are attracting more U.S. investors than the domestic variety, a new report shows. Ashley Milne-Tyte looks at what's behind the trend.

  • Oct 28, 2005

    Clear Skies v. Clean Air

    by Sam Eaton

    The EPA has released a comparison between the Bush Administration's Clear Skies Initiative and the decades-old Clean Air Act. According the Agency, Clear Skies would do a better job of curbing pollution. As Sam Eaton reports, not all agree.

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  • Oct 27, 2005

    Diversity is good business

    by Hillary Wicai

    A new study from the Society for Human Resource Management shows diversity in the workplace does more than promote social harmony. Hillary Wicai reports.

  • Oct 27, 2005

    Flooding and fairness

    by Sam Eaton

    Today a House subcommittee takes up the issue of assessing flood standards in New Orleans and across the country. Sam Eaton reports.

  • Oct 27, 2005

    Your refund is waiting

    by Tess Vigeland

    The IRS is sitting on $73 million in unclaimed tax refunds. Tess Vigeland looks at what the agency is doing to get that money where it belongs.

  • Oct 27, 2005

    English as a second language

    by Alisa Roth

    Millions of foreign immigrants call New York City home. A miniature United Nations convenes regularly at ESL classes across the city. Alisa Roth takes a look at one.

  • Oct 27, 2005

    Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae

    by Stacey Vanek Smith

    Congress wants to tighten supervision over the government's mammoth mortgage lenders. Stacey Vanek Smith reports.

  • Lots of American firms do business overseas, but foreign competitors argue the U.S. is unfairly tilting the field. Today in Washington, some will try to repeal a controversial U.S. trade practice. Scott Tong reports.

  • Oct 26, 2005

    Junior insomniacs?

    by Helen Palmer

    A new study finds that youth under 18 are the fastest growing segment of the sleeping pill market. As Helen Palmer reports, Big Pharma is encouraging the trend.

  • Oct 26, 2005

    Hurricanes cause turbulence for airlines

    by Marketplace Staff

    This hurricane season has been particularly tough on the besieged airline industry. Rachel Dornhelm looks at just how bad it's been.

  • Oct 26, 2005

    Broadway is murder

    by Marketplace Staff

    The woman behind Broadway's "The Perfect Crime" stars, takes tickets, and sweeps floors at her theater. Is this mad scramble what it takes to compete with the Disneys and Comcasts of Broadway?

  • Oct 25, 2005

    Breaking in on Wall Street

    by Amy Scott

    This summer a new crop of female MBAs and college graduates entered the securities workforce. What makes them want to join a profession with such a bad reputation for workplace equality? Amy Scott reports.

  • Oct 25, 2005

    One hurricane too many

    by Sam Eaton

    This year's hurricane season has given many state-run flood insurance programs a run for their money. Sam Eaton reports.

  • Oct 25, 2005

    HDTV on the line

    by Marketplace Staff

    Starting today SureWest Communications offers HDTV over IP lines on a broad scale. That means owners of HDTV sets can have their cable service come over Internet connections. Rachel Dornhelm reports.

  • Oct 25, 2005

    A tall cold drink of capitalism

    by Marketplace Staff

    Writer and commentator John Steele Gordon says capitalism may as the worst form of government ever tried (with the exception of all the others). And it'll have more staying power than a bottle of water.

  • Oct 24, 2005

    If you can make it there

    by Bob Moon

    Editors at Inc. Magazine and rate New York the 184th-best place to set up and operate a business. What can be done — and who's finding a way to make it pay? Bob Moon reports.

  • Oct 24, 2005

    Vietnam eyes China’s model

    by Jocelyn Ford

    On Monday, Vietnam raise is cap on foreign ownership of domestic companies — a sign that the nation is eager to follow China's model of economic development. Jocelyn Ford reports.

  • Oct 24, 2005

    Earnings report card

    by Stacey Vanek Smith

    The earnings season is more than half way through, but already the lessons of the third quarter are clear. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.