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  • /**/ How do they decide how much of BP's oil spilled? Our reporter goes to NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to find out. Big companies say they earn…

  • A screengrab of the live video feed from 5,000 feet under the gulf of Mexico shows clear waters, for now. BP said Thursday that it has stopped t…

  • Golden State sold for record amount

    The Golden State Warriors basketball team was sold today for $450 million, which makes it the highest price ever paid for an NBA team….

  • *The Mid-Day Update is a five-day-a-week podcast from the Marketplace Morning Report co-hosted by Bill Radke and Steve Chiotakis that wraps up the…

  • Those $500 Dior sunnies you're eyeing? The retail mark-up is as big as you think it is. Check out this list from the Wall Street Journal of six t…

  • An ad campaign in Chicago's Hancock tower has prompted a deep semantic exploration of the facility's eateries. A slogan for the cafe in the…

  • Michigan’s Big House

    The University of Michigan has football bragging rights even before the season begins. The school announced today that at the start of football…

  • The Mid-Day Update is a five-day-a-week podcast from the Marketplace Morning Report co-hosted by Bill Radke and Steve Chiotakis that wraps up the…

  • Word on the street is that CNN is close to signing a successor for Larry King, who announced that he'd be ending "Larry King Live" this fall. And…

  • Illinois has been in a long battle with an ever-expanding population of Asian carp reeking havoc on the Great Lakes' ecosystem. Those dealing with…

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