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Jun 22, 2011

Marketplace for June 22, 2011

The costs of Arab economic security
by David Brancaccio
For citizens of the UAE, most of life — economics, social status — is taken of. But there are hidden costs.
The Swedish lesson
by David Frum
Greece continues to grapple with its debt crisis. But there are other European countries that have managed to regain their economic footing in this climate.
Federal Reserve ends its stimulus
by Jeff Horwich
Whether quantitative easing helped the U.S. economy — or how much — is still debated.
G-20 ministers discuss food security
Agriculture ministers from the G-20 meet in Paris to discuss ways of curbing food price rises and ending hunger.
Letters: Mozambique, political golf, and failure
by Marketplace Staff
Going over listeners' responses to past broadcasts. This week: cutting subsidies on basics doesn't just affect developing countries, business decisions made on the greens, and the meaning of "unambiguous" failure.
Google gets 1 billion ‘unique’ visitors
by Mitchell Hartman
That's more than Facebook. But unique isn't always best.
Even hedge-fund stars stumble
by Heidi Moore
John Paulson has made billions on big bets, but his investment in a Chinese forestry company shows how difficult investing in China can be.
The economic impact of the Afghanistan troop drawdown
by Marketplace Staff
Washington bureau chief John Dimsdale discusses what President Obama had to say in his speech about the Afghanistan troop withdrawal and looks at the economic impact it might have.