Marketplace for Thursday, May 7, 2009

Segments From This Episode

• Analyzing the banks’ stress test results

  by Amy Scott

  The stress test results are now officially public. New York bureau chief Amy Scott talks with Tess Vigeland about the new information we learned and what the results tell us about the health of the banking industry.

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• Let some big banks fail!

  by Marketplace Staff

  There is lots of talk about what should happen now that the stress test results are out. Commentator Dean Baker says one thing we should consider is letting some of the big banks fail.

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• Why Costco’s sales have dropped

  by Janet Babin

  Wholesale retailer Costco said its net sales fell more than expected in April. Janet Babin explains why.

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• Casino struggles shift Tunica’s fortunes

  by Jeff Tyler

  Tunica, Miss., was the poorest county in the nation twenty years ago. That changed when casinos came to town and brought thousands of jobs. But the recession is hitting the casino business hard. Jeff Tyler reports.

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• Who’s hurt by long-term unemployment

  by Sarah Gardner

  A new report shows that specific groups are being hit the hardest by long-term unemployment in this recession. Sarah Gardner reports.

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• H-1B workers stuck in home countries

  by Raymond Thibodeaux

  The H-1B visa program allows skilled foreign workers to get jobs in the U.S. But many workers are having a hard time renewing their visas because of security checks. Raymond Thibodeaux reports from New Delhi.

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• More mass transit users, less funding

  by Ashley Milne-Tyte

  Cities across the country are experiencing increasing ridership on public transportation just as funding dries up. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.

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