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Oct 3, 2012

Marketplace for Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Ahead of tonight’s presidential debate, we look at the possibilities of economic growth and whether GOP candidate Mitt Romney will discuss his $17,000 tax deduction plan in more detail. Meanwhile in China, workers are moving closer to home because of an improved economy. And stories on who owns the M-22 highway sign in Michigan, Lenovo’s new North Carolina factory, getting paid for tweeting while shopping, and teachers share their Plan B.

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Michigan trademark case questions who owns the road
by Adam Allington
Adam Allington
In northern Michigan, there's a fight over a trademark on the sign for the iconic and beautiful M-22 — a state highway that loops through the Leelanau Peninsula.
The hidden side of U.S. economic growth: Is it over?
by Kai Ryssdal
As President Obama and Mitt Romney practice their talking points and zingers on the American economy, Freakonomics reveals why we may never get big-time economic growth back.
Lenovo to manufacture computers in N.C.
by Marketplace Contributor
The world's No. 2 computer maker Lenovo will hire 115 people to build computer servers, laptops and tablets in Whitsett, N.C., near its North American headquarters.
Two teachers move in with parents as step one of their Plan B
by Amy Scott
There are more than five million teachers in this country, but layoffs have forced many to rethink their careers. Michael Kane recently married another out-of-work teacher; they're living with his parents in Ohio.
The end of the Great Migration: China’s workers return home
by Rob Schmitz
Twenty years after the start of China's great migration of farmers leaving rural China to work at factories along the country's coast, workers are beginning to return home, following an investment boom in China's interior.
Who would a $17K cap on tax deductions affect?
by David Gura
Mitt Romney says he wants to lower everyone’s tax rate by 20 percent, and one way of doing that is to restrict deductions of more than $17,000. Experts say Mitt Romney 's deduction cap would mostly impact the wealthy.
When recommendations pay off online
by Queena Kim
A growing group of websites lets you cash in on your opinion.
There’s no place like home? Not if your candidate loses
by Kai Ryssdal
JetBlue has a new contest it's running; the big prize is a free flight. It's a round-trip flight so you can flee the country…when the candidate you didn't vote for wins.

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Marketplace for Wednesday, October 3, 2012

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Segments From This Episode

Michigan trademark case questions who owns the road

The hidden side of U.S. economic growth: Is it over?

Lenovo to manufacture computers in N.C.

Two teachers move in with parents as step one of their Plan B

The end of the Great Migration: China’s workers return home

Who would a $17K cap on tax deductions affect?

When recommendations pay off online

There’s no place like home? Not if your candidate loses