Marketplace for Friday, April 27, 2012

Segments From This Episode

• ‘We need to pretend we’re not interested in gas’

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Commentator Rex Huppke says if we all act like gas is passé, we can concentrate on more important things — like jet packs.

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• Obama administration wants to trademark GI Bill

  by Amy Scott

  It's part of an administration effort to crack down on deceptive marketing practices by educational institutions that target veterans for their federal education benefits.

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• For India’s rickshaw drivers, English pays off

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Meet an entrepreneurial rickshaw driver in India who really knows how to talk to tourists.

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• Weekly Wrap: U.S. GDP and immunity from a Europe crisis

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street. This week: Analysis of Treasury Secretary Geithner's Marketplace interview, the latest GDP numbers and continued European woes.

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• Timothy Geithner: The economy is still ‘healing’

  by Kai Ryssdal

  The U.S. Treasury Secretary talks to Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal about the slow but improved growth in the economy, pressures from Europe, and how he views his own legacy in office.

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• Small talk: Walmart.com takes cash, ‘Ciri’ is in your TV

  by Marketplace Contributor

  The news that didn't quite make the headlines. This week: Paying for cash at Walmart.com, when you accidentally fire your entire company, and an Apple knock-off TV has Ciri in it.

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