Oct 5, 2011

Marketplace Morning Report for October 5, 2011

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Live from London

Euro sovereign debt problems pour over into banking system

by Jeremy Hobson

Oct 5, 2011

Dexia may be just the first in a line of European banks that could fail in the midst of the European financial crisis. And the average citizen could soon feel the effects.

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Paying your mortgage with retirement savings?

by Edgar Treiguts

Oct 5, 2011

Two Georgia lawmakers are set to introduce a bill where struggling homeowners can tap into their 401(k)s tax-free to help pay off their mortgages.

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Has the smartphone killed the point-and-shoot camera?

by Jennifer Collins

Oct 5, 2011

Apple's iPhone 4S has an improved camera from its predecessor. It's just the latest phone camera that could threaten the digital point-and-shoot industry.

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Congress takes up free trade bills

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Oct 5, 2011

The administration says trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia would create jobs. How exactly would that work with, say, Panama?

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Live from London

How safe is Britain from the euro crisis?

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 5, 2011

Britain is in many ways removed from continental Europe -- but not so removed that it won't ever feel the effects of the European debt crisis.

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Leaders under pressure to strengthen European banks

by Caitlan Reeg

Oct 5, 2011

The focus in Europe is transitioning to the big banks in the region that are exposed to bad sovereign debt.

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Bank of New York Mellon sued over currency transactions

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 5, 2011

The U.S. Justice Department and the New York attorney general are suing Bank of New York Mellon over a policy that allowed them to make over $2 billion over a decade.