Nov 5, 2010

Marketplace Money for Friday, November 5, 2010

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New rules to clean up for-profit schools

by Amy Scott

Nov 5, 2010

The Obama administration has just released a bunch of new rules aimed at for-profit colleges. Education correspondent Amy Scott talks with Tess Vigeland about how these rules will affect for-profits and why the most controversial rule was put off for a while.

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The New Superhero: The Adventures of Unemployed Man

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 5, 2010

"An adventure to bring comic relief to millions of heroes struggling through THE GREAT RECESSION!" it says on the official website for the Unemployed Man comic. Here are a few pages from the comic book.

Sandwich Generation gets squeezed

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 5, 2010

Marketplace Money host Tess Vigeland talks with Ron Lieber of the New York Times talks about about the struggles of the Sandwich Generation, people who care for their elderly parents and their older children at the same time.

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A visit from the Fairy Jobmother

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 5, 2010

Tess Vigeland talks to the Fairy Jobmother, Hayley Taylor. She helps unemployed Americans find jobs on the new reality show on Lifetime.

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What Were You Thinking?

If you see with your eye, you will buy

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 5, 2010

Food is usually more appealing once you can see it. But would you pay more for it too? One study says that once you can see and touch a product, you're more willing to pay a higher price for it. Tess Vigeland and Dr. Antonio Rangel test out the theory with the sweetest trick in the book: dessert.

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Fed's quantitative easing doesn't help savers

by Mitchell Hartman

Nov 6, 2010

The Fed is about to roll out another round of a process called quantitative easing. It's aimed to get interest rates down and make borrowing cheaper, as well as push Americans to spend more. But that's not a good thing for people who are trying to save. Mitchell Hartman reports.