Segments From This Episode

• The human costs of Nigeria’s oil industry

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Nigerian novelist Helon Habila discusses Nigeria's oil industry and whether it can live without the black gold.

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• Pentagon reviewing Middle East contracts

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  Turmoil in the Middle East is giving the Pentagon second thoughts about some deals worth billions.

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• U.S. hit debt limit today

  by John Dimsdale

  The government can't legally borrow anymore, so it is staving off default by tapping into federal pension funds.

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• WellPoint ties increases to hospital outcomes

  by Gregory Warner

  The giant insurer will boost annual payments to only those hospitals that deliver "quality care."

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• IMF turmoil unlikely to derail Euro debt talks

  by Bob Moon

  IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest comes amid concern about Europe's debt crisis, but is unlikely to impact talks to help Greece.

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• Libyan rebel oil blocked by sanctions and confusion

  by Marketplace Staff

  International sanctions aimed by Muammar Gaddafi are blocking the shipment of oil held by rebels from east Libya.

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• Portugal’s mood is dark as nation seeks European aid

  Europe considers another bailout, this time for Portugal, but its requirements are expected to send Portugal back into recession.

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