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Jan 3, 2012

Marketplace for Tuesday, January 3, 2012

The Republican presidential candidates have been getting something of a bargain so far in this election. About a year since the protests in Egypt, the military remains a force there. David Brancaccio talks about a study that figured out how many people will fall off a financial cliff this year. Bank of America is tightening credit to some of its small-business borrowers. Commentator Dahlia Lithwick goes over what the Supreme Court will discuss in the health care reform debate. A woman is suing Honda over allegedly false gas mileage numbers. And Rupert Murdoch’s wife Wendi Deng’s verified Twitter account turned out to be a hoax. Bank of America is tightening credit to some of its small-business borrowers.

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Rupert Murdoch’s wife hit by Twitter hoax
by Sally Herships
Wendi Deng Murdoch is the latest high-profile hoax victim, even though Twitter said it had verified the account’s authenticity.
B of A tightens credit to some small businesses
by Mitchell Hartman
Other banks are also choosier about which businesses they lend to, and how much.
MPG: 54.5 is the 37 to 39
by Adriene Hill
Why advertised mpg doesn't match what you drive. One hint: it's not designed to.
Earthquakes prompt Ohio fracking ban
by Scott Tong
Despite the environmental worries, most see no slowdown nationwide.
Federal Reserve to give quarterly interest rate reports
by Kai Ryssdal
That's instead of the usual 'for the foreseeable future' thing they usually do. The Fed is striving to be more open in its communication.
How will the Supreme Court tackle health care?
by Dahlia Lithwick
It stands to be one of the biggest Supreme Court cases in the last decade: The argument over the constitutionality of the health care law. The final decision won't be easy to predict.
New year, more economic security?
by David Brancaccio
A new study shows that 1 in 5 of us will fall off a financial cliff in the year ahead.
Egypt’s army is still a force in the economy
by Julia Simon
Egypt's army has economic interests ranging from construction to tourism. Getting it to focus just on soldiering may not be easy.
This season’s primaries cheapest in a decade
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
A combination of free TV debates and outside money is helping candidates penny-pinch for now.

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Bank of America is
tightening credit to some of its small-business borrowers.