Marketplace for July 29, 2011

Segments From This Episode

• Chinese billionaires chip in to protect environment

  by Rob Schmitz

  Project would be China's first private nature reserve, to protect a fifth of the world's Giant Panda population

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• Cuts you can count on

  by David Gura

  Whatever the ultimate debt ceiling deal, some things are certain

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• Weekly Wrap: A U.S. credit downgrade

  by Marketplace Staff

  Reviewing the week's news on Wall Street. This week: how the debt deal — if it comes — will affect U.S. credit and what looks to be a pending downgrade.

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• We are number 2!

  by Liaquat Ahamed

  The United States has set the rules for the global economy. So what happens if we don't anymore?

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• U.S. economic growth is weaker than expected

  by Jeff Horwich

  The U.S. gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of just 1.3 percent in the second quarter. New data show the recession was deeper than thought

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• Suffering from ‘post-financial stress disorder’

  by Marketplace Staff

  What's going to happen with this debt ceiling thing? Who knows… Thinking about it can cause some people anxiety.

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• Checking in on the recovery in Memphis

  by Marketplace Staff

  A year ago, Marketplace visited the Tennessee city to see how its residents — 20 percent of whom lived below the poverty line — were dealing with the economic recovery. Mayor AC Wharton provides an update

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