Marketplace for July 18, 2011

Segments From This Episode

• Shoplifting explained

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Rachel Shteir discusses her new book, "The Steal," why people shoplift, and how much it costs American families.

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• Mosquitoes swamp Florida

  by Eve Troeh

  Mosquito control is an essential of life in Florida, but state and local budget cuts are weakening the campaign.

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• New nominee for consumer finance protection

  by Jennifer Collins

  Richard Cordray, former attorney general of Ohio, is the nominee to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But is any alternative to Elizabeth Warren, the interim head of the bureau, acceptable to Republicans who oppose the agency?

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• Extreme heat adds to U.S. economic worries

  by Jeff Horwich

  From crops in peril to higher electricity bills for cash-strapped local governments, the summer heat wave further rattles the economy.

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• Investors suffer as Murdoch’s scandals continue

  by Bob Moon

  Shares in Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation fell today. Many small investors may not realize how exposed they are to the company's fortunes.

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• Facebook’s boom brings jobs to rural Oregon

  by Mitchell Hartman

  An old sawmill town in Oregon is home to a Facebook data center. It's helped the local economy, even though there are relatively few jobs at the "server farm."

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• The details of the latest debt ceiling plans

  by Marketplace Staff

  There are a lot of different debt ceiling plans in progress right now in Washington, but will any get through before the Aug. 2nd deadline?

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