Marketplace for Friday, Feburary 29, 2008

Segments From This Episode

• Un-conferencing: Leveraging face time

  by Marketplace Staff

  Silicon Valley is known for innovation and its sometimes unorthodox working environments. But a new trend has baffled correspondent Cash Peters: When is a conference not a conference? Apparently, when no one's in charge…

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• Expecting the unexpected as president

  by Marketplace Staff

  Some pundits say fundraising success is the best indication of presidential character. Others say it's success in business, or time spent on Capitol Hill. But Dan Drezner thinks it's how well a president performs when blindsided by fate and history.

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• Afghans fall prey to pyramid scheme

  by Gregory Warner

  Crippled by decades of war, the government of Afghanistan has little or no power to stop illegal or questionable enterprises. Now a classic investment swindle has entagled thousands of Afghans hoping for a brighter future. Gregory Warner reports.

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• Foreign investors pulling out of U.S.

  by John Dimsdale

  Overseas capital is increasingly headed elsewhere as the U.S. dollar continues to fall. Future credit will be more expensive, and Americans will have to increasingly rely on their savings. John Dimsdale reports.

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• CO2 fight hinges on pain at the pump

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  The E.P.A. recently struck down a law mandating tougher gas efficiency and emissions standards for cars sold in California. But with gas prices soaring, consumers may force Detroit's hand. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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• London losing financial bragging rights?

  by Jill Barshay

  The City of London Corporation is worried it may be losing the upper hand to the former Colonies when it comes to international finance. But some say the fuss over top-dog status is all hype, an effort to relax government regulations. Jill Barshay reports.

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• Week on Wall Street

  by Marketplace Staff

  Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson chats with host Kai Ryssdal about what happened on Wall Street this week and what may lie ahead.

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• Farming politics, here and abroad

  by Jeremy Hobson

  The clock is ticking on a compromise Farm Bill in Congress. Lawmakers might learn a lesson about the political power of agriculture from India, where poor farmers are getting a much-needed break. Jeremy Hobson reports.

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