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Oct 18, 2011

Marketplace for October 18, 2011

Amtrak ridership hits new heights
by Adriene Hill
Although mostly because the economy has hit such lows.
Egyptian labor organizes
by Julia Simon
In post-Mubarak Egypt, an organized labor movement is taking shape.
Freakonomics: Tackling the problem of cheating teachers
by Stephen Dubner
Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt discuss why teachers cheat and how we can deal with the problem.
North Dakota, land of jobs
by Stacey Vanek Smith
Stacey Vanek-Smith / Marketplace
The secret to the state's success in a down economy.
From blog post to protest sign on Occupy Wall Street
by Marketplace Staff
The Atlantic magazine's Conor Friedersdorf talks about how his words from a blog post unexpectedly turned up on a sign in the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations.
Small biz lending fund is a bust
by John Dimsdale
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner went to Capitol Hill today to defend a $30 billion program to give community banks money to lend to small business. Only $4 billion made it out the door.
Goldman Sachs in the red
by Heidi Moore
The investment bank reported only its second quarterly loss since going public in 1999. One factor is the volatility of stock markets, which is affecting experienced traders like Goldman as well as small investors.