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Nov 12, 2012

Marketplace for Monday, November 12, 2012

The United States is on track to pass Saudi Arabia and become the largest oil producer by 2020. Greece has passed an austerity budget for 2013. Thousands are still left homeless after Sandy and officials are trying to find apartments and homes to place them in. The Department of Veterans Affairs has set a goal to end veteran homelessness by 2015, and help homeless veterans access disability payments. We take a look at advertisements warning of the upcoming fiscal cliff, and talk to an actual cliff diver about what it’s like to jump off.

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U.S. to pass Saudi Arabia as top oil producer
by Scott Tong
A boom fueled by hydraulic fracturing of shale should add millions of jobs in the U.S. The question: How long will it last?
Greece approves austerity budget: ‘Hope has fallen away’
by Kai Ryssdal
Greece approves its 2013 austerity budget, making it eligible for a third round of bailout loans.
Will taxing the wealthy really work?
by Mark Garrison
It depends on the definition of wealthy. But however wealth is measured, increasing their taxes won't solve the whole budget problem.
Groups take to airwaves to warn against ‘fiscal cliff’
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Ads from business groups to focus initially on D.C. but could spread nationally.
An actual cliff diver on the fiscal cliff
by Kai Ryssdal
America's #1 cliff diver, Steven LoBue, says the slightest miscalculation can spell disaster. How might that apply to the U.S.'s own fiscal cliff?
Homeless vets face challenges in filing disability claims
by Marketplace Contributor
The Veteran's Administration has made homeless vets a priority, but delays in getting benefits persist
China’s ‘hutong’ economics
by Rob Schmitz
As China's leaders meet behind closed doors in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, shop owners in the neighborhoods of twisted alleyways known as hutongs share their outlook on their own — and China's — economic prospects.
New York landlords urged to house Sandy victims
by Dan Bobkoff
Government officials are working with New York City landlords on a plan to house storm victims in vacant apartments.

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Segments From This Episode

U.S. to pass Saudi Arabia as top oil producer

Greece approves austerity budget: ‘Hope has fallen away’

Will taxing the wealthy really work?

Groups take to airwaves to warn against ‘fiscal cliff’

An actual cliff diver on the fiscal cliff

Homeless vets face challenges in filing disability claims

China’s ‘hutong’ economics

New York landlords urged to house Sandy victims

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