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• Weekly Wrap: Spain, and the Facebook IPO

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Reviewing the week's headlines on Wall Street and beyond. This week: The problems with the Facebook IPO and in Spain.

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• Small talk: Facebook predictions, traffic down, paying loans in cash

  by Marketplace Contributor

  The news that didn't quite make the headlines. This week: Facebook can predict the stock market, U.S. traffic is down (but not on L.A.'s 405 freeway), and paying off loans with cash.

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• Political ads message the holidays

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  Memorial Day, Labor Day, Fourth of July — yes, those holidays are now becoming fodder for election ads.

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• Fallout from the demise of Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios

  by Kai Ryssdal

  The former Red Sox pitcher's video game company, 38 Studios, is in deep financial trouble. What that means for Rhode Island, which gave the company a $75 million loan.

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• Manufacturing in China slumps for seventh month

  by Rob Schmitz

  Figures out today show Chinese manufacturing fell for the seventh month in a row. Countries like Australia and South Africa could suffer more than the U.S.

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• Intel Science Fair winner detects pancreatic cancer early, cheaply

  by Kai Ryssdal

  High school freshman Jack Andraka won $75,000 in scholarship funds, and $12,000 in cash for his project, which can detect cancer in its early stages.

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• Apple CEO’s public relations dividend

  by Adriene Hill

  Apple head Tim Cook says he will forgo the $75 million dividend from his company stock. It's a shrewd move at a time when corporate chiefs are under pressure for being over paid.

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• Facebook investors seek compensation

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  A week on, Facebook is grappling with small investors who want compensation for losses due to Nasdaq’s technical snags.

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