Segments From This Episode

• Small talk: The ‘Home Alone’ house, fishing for plastic

  by Marketplace Contributor

  The news that didn't quite make the headlines. This week: the "Home Alone" house goes on sale, Europe wants its fisherman to catch plastic and Turkish policemen trick local residents.

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• U.S. employment picture brightens

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  The U.S. added 244,000 jobs in April, so maybe the economic recovery has some momentum after all. How do we compare to a year ago?

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• Pakistan’s D.C. lobbyists working overtime

  by David Gura

  They're scrambling on Capitol Hill to deflect accusations that Islamabad was complicit in giving Osama bin Laden refuge. So what's the elevator pitch?

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• Weekly Wrap: Jobs and commodities

  by Marketplace Staff

  Reviewing the week on Wall Street. This week: the latest unemployment report, the drop in commodities and the market's reaction to Osama bin Laden's death.

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• PepsiCo aims to chip away at sodium content with Crystal Salt

  by Sean Cole

  The company that makes Lay's Potato Chips says it has developed a low-sodium chip that doesn't taste any less salty.

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• ‘Squatter rent’ may benefit the U.S. economy by $50 billion

  by Marketplace Staff

  Michael Feroli, chief U.S. economist at JPMorgan Chase, discusses how mortgage defaults may actually be contributing to the economic recovery.

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• These Wal-Mart items are pricey

  by Janet Babin

  A Walton heir pays high prices to stock her new museum in Bentonville — and the family contributes $800 million.

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• Teens face high unemployment

  by Mitchell Hartman

  As high schools graduate another class, teens face a tough search for their first adult job.

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