Marketplace for Monday, May 10, 2010

Segments From This Episode

• Will bailout help Europe’s debt woes?

  by Marketplace Staff

  The Daily Telegraph's Ambrose Evans-Pritchard talks with Kai Ryssdal about whether the $1 trillion European Union bailout is a real fix to its debt crisis and if the rescue package is analogous to what the U.S. did with the TARP to help troubled banks.

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• Is it time to reform Fannie, Freddie?

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  The Senate will pick up the debate on a financial overhaul bill. But the legislation doesn't include reforms for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are eating through billions of taxpayer dollars. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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• Confidence in trading system shaky

  by Jeremy Hobson

  The leaders of a handful of major trading exchanges met with SEC regulators over the momentary 1,000 point tumble last week on Wall Street. There was agreement there should be a uniform system of circuit breakers to slow down trading in case of a sudden crash. Jeremy Hobson reports.

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• A new fix for seniors paying for drugs

  by Gregory Warner

  When prescription drug benefits run out for seniors, something known as the "donut hole" happens. Gregory Warner explains.

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• Time to worry about Facebook’s data?

  by Marketplace Staff

  Facebook recently launched its new "like" button, which lets you flag all kinds of preferences to share with friends. Commentator Farhad Manjoo explains how popularity will make these little buttons powerful.

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• Planned obsolescence: Still a problem?

  by Marketplace Staff

  Planned obsolescence used to be a reality, something companies did to counter the assembly-line precision that developed in the early part of the last century. But things have gotten better over the years. Or have they? Cash Peters reports.

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• Health costs eat into Defense’s budget

  by Marketplace Staff

  In a speech, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Pentagon will soon have to live frugally. Brett Neely reports.

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