Marketplace for April 6, 2011

Segments From This Episode

• Tax Day looms in face of possible government shutdown

  by David Gura

  In a shutdown, people filing paper tax returns may be out of luck when it comes to a quick refund. People who e-file may have a different experience.

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• Supply side economics underpins Ryan budget roadmap

  by John Dimsdale

  Rep. Paul Ryan's roadmap says slashing spending and taxes would generate billions in tax revenues, a new housing boom, and give us 2.8 percent unemployment by 2021. Really?

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• All food prices are not created equal

  by Adriene Hill

  Wheat up! Corn up! Onions up! Why the price of food commodities does not always translate to the price of food.

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• Raise taxes on the rich

  by Robert Reich

  Negotiations continue to avert a government shutdown. But one agenda item is missing from the conversation.

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• Dish Network to buy Blockbuster

  by Steve Henn

  The fading retail chain's movie rights could help Dish Network compete with Netflix in the streaming-video business.

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• IMF praises Palestinian economic institutions

  by Alisa Roth

  In a report, the International Monetary Fund says the Palestinian Authority has put into place the economic reforms needed for statehood.

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• Letters: Disliking on Facebook, our April Fools’ joke

  by Marketplace Staff

  Going over listeners' responses to past Marketplace stories. This week: considering the 'dislike' button on Facebook, Citibank's new check policies and our April Fools' Day joke.

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• What the Sokol scandal could mean for Berkshire Hathaway

  by Marketplace Staff

  The Wall Street Journal's Leslie Scism discusses the paper's findings in an investigation of shares bought by former Berkshire Hathaway exec David Sokol, and how that has impacted the company's — and CEO Warren Buffett's — reputation.

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