Oct 13, 2011

Marketplace Morning Report for Thursday, October 13, 2011

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Maps: Housing

In high foreclosure areas, sellers aren't paying for extras

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Oct 13, 2011

RealtyTrac says foreclosures bumped up less than 1 percent in the third quarter. In areas where there are lots of foreclosures, sellers aren't sprucing up as much.

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Mid-day Extra: Jonathan Zittrain on Fed's plan to monitor Twitter, blogs

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 13, 2011

The Federal Reserve has a new plan to understand the public's perception -- following blogs, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Diane Swonk: What bank earnings mean for the economy at large

by Diane Swonk

Oct 13, 2011

Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, explains what kind of information we really need to look for from big banks when they report their earnings.

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Rep. David Schweikert on Occupy Wall Street, Dodd-Frank

by Jeremy Hobson

Oct 13, 2011

As conflict in Washington, and around the country, continues, we check in with Republican Congressman David Schweikert on the state of the U.S. economy.

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Rajaratnam to be sentenced in insider trading scandal

by Heidi Moore

Oct 13, 2011

The sentence is expected to break records -- and to send a hard-line message to offenders about what happens when they break the law.

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Samsung and Apple in patent battle

by Jennifer Collins

Oct 13, 2011

Apple is suing Samsung for creating lookalike products. Samsung is suing back. Who will win?

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How a consumer revolt works

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 13, 2011

Consumers have spoken out recently against changes being made at Netflix and Bank of America, but only one of the revolts worked. What makes the difference?

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Secretary Geithner to meet with G20 leaders

by Alisa Roth

Oct 13, 2011

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is heading to Paris with a message to European leaders about how to solve the economic crisis.

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More controversy surrounding News Corp.

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 13, 2011

The publisher of the Wall Street Journal Europe has stepped down in response to allegations that the paper inflated circulation numbers through insider deals with companies.