Marketplace for Wednesday, May, 19, 2010

Segments From This Episode

• Protecting taxpayers from derivatives

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  The Senate is still wrestling over key aspects of the financial overhaul bill, and one sticking point comes in the form of derivatives. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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• Is a drop in oil prices good news?

  by Bob Moon

  Don't look now, but oil prices are suddenly slipping. Bob Moon reports on whether this is cause for celebration or worry.

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• Pay teachers, not hedge-fund managers

  by Marketplace Staff

  There's a little-known tax loophole that should, and just might, be closed, says commentator Robert Reich, thanks to the fury over Wall Street.

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• A social network for tots and ‘tweens

  by Eve Troeh

  Everyone, it seems, has a Facebook account, and thanks to a new site that just launched, even toddlers can get into the social-networking game. Eve Troeh reports.

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• A history of in-flight food

  by Rico Gagliano

  Rico Gagliano gives a brief history of the rise — and fall — of in-flight food, given Continental's recent announcement that it, too, will join the no-food-for-you club.

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• The life of a delta diver

  by Marketplace Staff

  "Delta Divers" is a two-part special airing on the National Geographic Channel tonight that chronicles the lives of commercial divers. Tess Vigeland talks with producer Scott B, along with John Mosier, who for 20 years worked as a commercial diver.

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• Raise our taxes, please!

  by Marketplace Staff

  Like a lot of states, revenue in Arizona is down, and huge cuts are on the table, but voters there have chosen a remedy: raising taxes. Jeff Horwich reports.

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