Segments From This Episode

• NAFTA’s promise slowed by lack of border infrastructure

  by Mónica Ortiz Uribe

  

  Every day, more than a billion dollars worth of goods moves across the border between Mexico and the U.S. But customs wait times are inconsistent, which is a problem for manufacturers.

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• Food stamps and the politics of poverty

  by Marketplace Contributor

  As the 2012 presidential election enters its final days, we examine one of the stars of the campaign. Not binders or Big Bird. This one begins with the letter 'F' — food stamps.

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• UPDATED: Superstorm Sandy: Doing the numbers

  by Mitchell Hartman

  As Hurricane Sandy makes it's way up the East Coast of the United States, damage estimates of $10 to $20 billion are beginning to trickle in.

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• Gas prices may continue to decline, despite Sandy

  by David Weinberg

  Northeastern refineries shut down because of the hurricane, but Sandy also shut down traffic across the region, saving far more gas than those refineries produce.

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• Clear Channel takes down billboards in path of Sandy

  by Dan Gorenstein

  Businesses in the path of Sandy are taking whatever measures they can to avoid damage: Clear Channel has dispatched crews across the east coast to remove billboards as a precautionary measure.

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• Wall Street: Reaping the whirlwind?

  Hurricane Sandy shut down Wall Street on an ominous anniversary: October 29 — Black Tuesday. Should we be worried about what will happen when Wall Street re-opens tomorrow?

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• After Sandy, bakery delivers rain or shine

  by Dan Gorenstein

  While much of Philadelphia — another major city that has found itself in the path of Hurricane Sandy — remains officially shut down, there are a few signs of life on the streets.

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• Earnings releases delayed due to Hurricane Sandy

  by Jeff Horwich

  This is a Marketplace.org Reader

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• Quiet and waterlogged: Scenes from New York

  by Jeremy Hobson

  Flooding and power outages from Hurricane Sandy have brought New York City to an unprecedented shutdown.

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• Sandy halts New York City subway

  by Jeff Horwich

  The country's most extensive subway system has been put out of commission by Hurricane Sandy. A 14-foot storm surge sent water into the tunnels and seems likely to have caused considerable damage.

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• Romney ad takes aim at Obama over Chrysler

  by Dan Bobkoff

  Romney blames Obama for selling Chrysler to Fiat, which plans to make Jeeps in China. Chrysler counters, saying it’s expanding in U.S. too.

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• PODCAST: Sandy slows down New York and gas prices

  by Jeff Horwich

  The mounting toll from Hurricane Sandy: Subway closures, power outages, and halted financial markets. And, is NAFTA's promise slowed by lack of border infrastructure?

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