Marketplace for Thursday, January 21, 2010

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• Ruling changes campaign finance law

  by Marketplace Staff

  In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided to abolish limits on corporate spending in national political races. Brett Neely reports.

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• How ruling affects campaign spending

  by Marketplace Staff

  Slate's legal correspondent Dahlia Lithwick talks with Kai Ryssdal about how the Supreme Court's decision will change political campaigns, and how it will affect corporate America.

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• Obama seeks to limit banks’ size, risk

  by Alisa Roth

  President Obama is proposing new regulations that would restrict the size of banks and proprietary trading. Alisa Roth reports.

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• What’s driving Goldman’s earnings?

  by Marketplace Staff

  New York bureau chief Amy Scott talks with Kai Ryssdal about how Goldman Sachs made around $5 billion in profits last quarter, and what's going on with its executive compensation.

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• Concerns over soda lead to shrinking

  by Marketplace Staff

  Coca Cola has been testing a smaller, 7.5-ounce can in New York and Washington D.C. amid worries about the unhealthy effects of soda. Sally Herships reports.

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• When change is hard, blame inertia

  by Marketplace Staff

  If you're having a difficult time keeping up with your well-intentioned New Year's resolutions, don't worry. Commentator K.C. Cole says you have science on your side.

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• Union weighs health benefits, costs

  by Gregory Warner

  When it comes to health care, do people value what they don't pay for? Gregory Warner reports on a union that had to face just that issue.

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