Aug 22, 2008

Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, August 22, 2008

Segments From this episode

Investors pull money from Russia

by Stephen Beard

Aug 22, 2008

Foreign investors have pulled billions of dollars out of Russia in response to its invasion of Georgia. Official figures show the sharpest fall in the country's foreign currency reserves for a decade. Stephen Beard reports.

LISTEN

EMBED

Oil, energy second-quarter winners

by Amy Scott

Aug 22, 2008

Companies are reporting their profits for the second quarter, and oil and energy have profited from high prices. But Amy Scott reports if you don't count banks and other financial companies, earnings actually improved a bit.

LISTEN

EMBED

A select few will get the gold deals

by Bob Moon

Aug 22, 2008

The closing ceremonies for the Summer Olympics are Sunday night, and only so many winners will walk away with big-money endorsements. Bob Moon talks about the gold medal deals with sports commentator Diana Nyad.

LISTEN

EMBED

CME Group close to acquiring NYMEX

by Marketplace Staff

Aug 22, 2008

The CME Group's acquisition of NYMEX is expected to close today. The deal will give CME Group control of 98 percent of all contracts traded on U.S. futures exchanges. Adriene Hill reports why this deal is so big.

LISTEN

EMBED

The winning athlete gets the sales

by Scott Tong

Aug 22, 2008

Puma had an excellent jump in sales thanks to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who won a gold for the 200-meter run. But other Olympic athletes have had less success selling their official products, as Scott Tong reports.

LISTEN

EMBED

The Olympics a win for NBC

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Aug 22, 2008

Now NBC says it's on track to turn a $100 million from the Olympic Games, which is a profit the network shouldn't take for granted. Stacey Vanek-Smith talks to Variety's Mike Speier about NBC's success.

Gabriel Bouys/Getty Images

LISTEN

EMBED

More banks settle securities probe

by Dan Grech

Aug 22, 2008

Three more big banks have settled a fraud probe into the sale of auction rate securities, but billions in these securities aren't covered by settlements so far. Dan Grech reports around 40 other companies remain under investigation.