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Jul 19, 2013

Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, July 19, 2013

Detroit’s many titles: Motor City, Motown, bankrupt. How can the city repay its debts? A new report shows the practice of flipping houses is back, but the geography has, well, flipped. The business of bad movies and their sequels. And FIFA announces World Cup ticket prices.

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Vanderbilt’s football team fights to put fans in the stands
by Blake Farmer
Vanderbilt still has the poorest attendance record in the Southeastern Conference even though it’s coming off its best season in a century.
Venture capital investing comes back…a little
by Mitchell Hartman
This is ‘no tech bubble’ says the head of the National Venture Capital Association. Even as the economy has improved, venture has not rebounded much.
The housing market is flipping out
by Jeff Tyler
A new report explores the uptick in speculative home flipping — though the geography of flipping has, well, flipped.
Detroit fire sale: The best way to get out of debt?
by Kate Davidson
How will Detroit pay back its debt?
Why Hollywood loves sequels, adaptations and reboots
by David Brancaccio
Blame television, blame the international audience, blame money, and blame yourselves.
Detroit deli owner on bankruptcy: ‘It’s a disease or cure scenario’
by David Brancaccio
A small business owner shares his take on the bankruptcy and his hopes for Detroit's future.
PODCAST: Detroit bankruptcy either a disease or cure
by David Brancaccio
Vanderbilt's football team fights to put fans in the stands. A small business owner in Detroit shares his reaction to the city's bankruptcy.
Detroit’s bankruptcy: The national implications
by David Brancaccio
Chris Low, chief economist with FTN Financial, explains why Detroit's bankruptcy will impact each and every state around the country.