Marketplace for August 22, 2011

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• An economics time machine

  by Marketplace Staff

  Some of the pressing narratives in this current climate are job creation, government debt, the U.S. place in the global economy. So how do we get the American economy working again?

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• Libya developments ease oil prices

  by John Dimsdale

  Experts say any new government in Libya will quickly restore the country's oil exports. This leads to greater certainty and lower oil prices

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• Apple, Microsoft duke it out over college student computer market

  by Andrea Gardner

  The companies behind the rival computer formats offer give-aways to entice collegiate buyers (and hopefully earn a life-long customer).

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• Hot temps melt away Texas’ agriculture business

  by Erika Aguilar

  Record heat has Texas farmers and ranchers scrambling to stay in business.

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• Wages still don’t keep up

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Workers will get modest raises this year, but prices are rising faster

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• Disaster spending breaks records

  by Eve Troeh

  Just in time for Hurricane Irene's arrival, U.S. disaster spending breaks $35 billion in 2011, tying the previous yearly record

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• What’s next for Libya

  by Marketplace Staff

  This weekend and today came news of the likely end to Muammar Gaddafi's rule over Libya. So what's next for a country that has an economy so heavily dependent on oil?

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• Markets await words from Fed’s Bernanke

  by Heidi Moore

  A year after the Federal Reserve chairman primed stocks with plans to buy up bonds, investors await a key speech for signs of another big move

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