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• Impact of jobless benefits running out

  by Marketplace Staff

  There are now more than 10 million people nationwide getting unemployment checks. And with federal subsidies, the maximum length of time they can keep getting a check is 99 weeks. But people may run out of benefits before they reach that point because Congress hasn't acted to keep funding the program. The House passed a bill to extend benefits, but the Senate left town without doing anything.

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• Will Ford shut down its Mercury brand?

  by Marketplace Staff

  You may have driven a Ford lately, but probably not a Mercury. Mercury sales are down 74 percent over the last decade, and reports say Ford plans to close down the Mercury brand. Brett Neely reports.

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• A tricky time for Toys ‘R’ Us to go public

  by Marketplace Staff

  Toys "R" Us is growing up. It plans to go public. The toy seller was a public company five years ago, but then it was one of many companies bought by private investors during boom times. Jeff Horwich reports this is a sticky time for the toy retailer to try to get its money back.

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• Lawmakers debate pension gov’t aid

  by Marketplace Staff

  Lawmakers in Washington are considering an offer of limited government help for a pension plan favored by truckers and construction workers that's been hit hard by the financial crisis. But that could create a precedent for taxpayer bailouts of struggling pension plans. John Dimsdale reports.

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• Weekly Wrap: Stocks and banks

  by Marketplace Staff

  Felix Salmon from Reuters and John Carney, senior editor at CNBC, talk with Bob Moon about what to make of the stock market plunging in May and the proposal for banks to report the true value of their loans.

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• Why you’re paying more for beef

  by Marketplace Staff

  Got extra change? You'll need it this Memorial Day weekend when stocking up on your grilling supplies. Erika Aguilar reports beef prices are nudging up.

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• Who are hospital ads really aimed at?

  by Gregory Warner

  Hospitals spend well over a billion dollar a year on TV, radio, bus and billboard ads. So what's all that money buying? Gregory Warner reports.

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