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Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, August 22, 2008
Aug 22, 2008

Marketplace Morning Report for Friday, August 22, 2008

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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