Segments From This Episode

• Betting the odds on the Republican presidential nomination

  by Kai Ryssdal

  This final note today about the GOP debate and what markets can tell us about ourselves.

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• The lure of Chinese students

  by Amy Scott

  They are plentiful, they pay full tuition and American colleges and universities are eager to enroll them — despite questions about their credentials.

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• Brand Penn State suffers a blow

  by Gregory Warner

  The football scandal could cost the university in multiple ways off the field.

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• Thursday is the new black

  by Jennifer Collins

  Walmart moved Black Friday up to Thursday night. Some dedicated shoppers must now choose between Thanksgiving dinner and bargain hunting.

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• Zynga wants employee shares back

  by Steve Henn

  Zynga could go public for as much as $20 billion later this year. But company founders reportedly regret handing out stock options and shares so freely in the beginning, and now the social gaming company is telling some employees to give those shares back or lose their jobs.

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• Better, faster, more efficient — and gas-powered

  by Sarah Gardner

  Automakers look in a new direction for increased mileage: The good ole gas engine.

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• Keystone XL put on hold

  by Scott Tong

  A victory for environmentalists as Obama delays a proposed pipeline until after the election.

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• What politicians and officials are saying about Europe

  by Kai Ryssdal

  There isn't an easy solution to the eurozone debt crisis, but here's what America's politicians and government officials are trying to say about it.

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