Marketplace for October 5, 2011

Segments From This Episode

• Borrow and build

  by Robert Reich

  The recovery doesn't feel like one. So how do we create economic growth?

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• College on the cheap

  by Amy Scott

  Texas launches a challenge to create a $10,000 college degree.

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• What Dexia’s troubles can teach us

  by Marketplace Staff

  The European bank Dexia was on the brink of being broken up, until it was saved by France and Belgium. What happened, and how will this affect the bank industry's future?

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• Movement on the march

  by John Dimsdale

  Today, police are expecting thousands of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators to march through lower Manhattan. What forces will help the nascent movement take root?

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• Morgan Stanley battles rumors about its health

  by Alisa Roth

  Amid concerns about the vulnerability of banks in Europe, Morgan Stanley has been beset by rumors of exposure to risky European debt.

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• Rough economy for environmental regulators

  by Adriene Hill

  With "jobs" dominating all political calculations, environmental regulators struggle to add up.

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• NBA lockout: What’s at stake?

  by Marketplace Staff

  The Sports Business Journal's Liz Mullen discusses what might happen with the NBA's labor dispute and how it compares to the 2004-05 NHL lockout.

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• Steve Jobs dies at 56

  by Steve Henn

  Apple's co-founder and a key visionary behind the personal computer revolution has passed away, Apple announced today

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