Oct 24, 2011

Marketplace Morning Report for Monday, October 24, 2011

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Making small steps toward a European debt solution

by Steve Chiotakis

Oct 24, 2011

With a Wednesday deadline looming, leaders in Europe have been making some progress towards a solution. But the markets might be too optimistic.

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Sloan: Candidates' economic plans just fall flat

by Steve Chiotakis

Oct 24, 2011

Fortune magazine's Allan Sloan explains why the current economic plans being talked about by presidential candidates are unrealistic and purely political.

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Tunisia awaits election results

by Jeremy Hobson

Oct 24, 2011

Over the weekend, Tunisia became the first 'Arab Spring' country to hold a post-revolution election.

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Mid-day Update

Mid-day Extra: The price of winning

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 24, 2011

A new study shows the price per win for each professional sports team in the U.S.

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Netflix to report earnings after rocky months

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Oct 24, 2011

The video-rental pioneer has taken a hit after raising prices in July, but its shift to Internet streaming is the future of TV viewing.

General view during a press conference with Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, to announce the Netflix service in Mexico at the St. Regis Hotel on Sept. 12, 2011 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Hector Vivas/Latin Content/Getty Images

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Iraq war over

by John Dimsdale

Oct 24, 2011

President Obama says the Iraq War is over and that all U.S. troops will come by year-end. So what will the U.S. be spending in Iraq on Jan. 1, 2012?

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How the community bank is different

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 24, 2011

The chairman of North Jersey Community Bank talks about how community banks are different from the big ones, and how that difference can matter.

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President Obama heads to Nevada with plan to improve HARP

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Oct 24, 2011

Mr. Obama is expected to announce revisions to the Home Affordable Refinance Program today.

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Greek Debt Crisis

The Vatican has a solution for global economic problems

by Christopher Werth

Oct 24, 2011

The Vatican is setting forth a plan to solve the problems in Europe and the rest of the world, through a global governing body.

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Obama administration to relax HARP standards

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 24, 2011

The Obama administration has plans to help homeowners across the country who are underwater to refinance their mortgages.

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Julia Coronado: Helping underwater homeowners doesn't fix entire market

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 24, 2011

The president is in Nevada today and is expected to announce a plan to help underwater homeowners. Solving their problems still leave a lot to be desired in the housing market, however.