Segments From This Episode

• Is reality TV running out of steam?

  Today Dutch group Mars One is set to announce details about its plan to fund a human colony on Mars — by turning the process into a reality TV show. Is the once fast-growing, profitable reality TV machine — here on Earth — sputtering?

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• Lufthansa strike grounds hundreds of flights

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Ground staff at Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, walked off the job Monday on a one-day strike that prompted the company to cancel most of the day's scheduled flights.

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• Chinese refashion Italy’s textile industry

  by Marketplace Contributor

  Chinese manufacturers have moved to Italy and set up garment factories. They excel at making garments fast and cheaply, but some Italian manufacturers are unhappy with their presence.

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• What we mean by ‘entitlement’? Well, that depends…

  by Marketplace Contributor

  'Entitlement' has almost contradictory meanings in casual conversation – and also, depending on your views, in political discourse about the social safety net

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• Caterpillar profits fall 45%, cuts forecast

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  Caterpillar reported disappointing earnings this morning. The heavy-equipment maker announced its profits are down 45 percent and also cut its forecast for the rest of the year.

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• PODCAST: Caterpillar shrinks, GDP grows

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  Caterpillar shrinks, GDP grows, and Made in Italy — but by China.

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• U.S. economy to ‘grow’ 3% under new GDP calculation

  by Noel King

  

  The U.S. economy will grow by 3 percent this summer, due to a change in the data used to calculate GDP.

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