Segments From This Episode

• Can the jobs bill make a difference?

  by Marketplace Staff

  Congress has passed the first in a series of bills intended to encourage companies to hire more workers. Marketplace's Jeremy Hobson and Tess Vigeland look at whether the legislation can put a dent in the 10% unemployment rate.

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• Latinos invest in immigration reform

  by Jeff Tyler

  Latino groups across the nation have been holding fund-raising events to help people get to Washington, D.C., this weekend for the big immigration reform rally. Jeff Tyler reports.

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• Letters from our listeners

  by Marketplace Staff

  Listeners react to Marketplace Money's recent coverage, especially David Sax's commentary about changing the way we tip.

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• In California, bidding wars are back

  by Marketplace Staff

  One of the nuttier elements of the real estate boom has returned. Tess Vigeland explains.

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• Getting Personal

  by Marketplace Staff

  Tess Vigeland and personal finance expert Liz Pulliam Weston attempt to give a listener a money makeover.

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• Elements of investing, short and simple

  by Marketplace Staff

  Burton Malkiel, author of "The Elements of Investing," talks with Tess Vigeland about his new book and why shorter is better in investing advice.

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• Ireland’s new lost generation

  by Marketplace Staff

  Christopher Werth reports on young Irish couples who splurged during the housing boom, only to face negative equity and a sluggish economy.

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• How to get auctioned-off homes cheap

  by Marketplace Staff

  Peter O'Dowd explains how some investors buy auctioned-off homes at record low prices.

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• NCAA brackets ranked by tuition

  by Marketplace Staff

  Tess Vigeland talks with The Awl's Abe Sauer about his version of the NCAA brackets — based on each school's tuition.

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