Nov 18, 2008

Marketplace Morning Report for Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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Yang leaves rocky Yahoo leadership

by Janet Babin

Nov 18, 2008

Yahoo founder and CEO Jerry Yang saw the company through merger talks with Microsoft and ad deals with Google -- neither of which happened. Janet Babin reports on Yang's rocky stint as company leader.

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Celebrating eight decades of Mickey

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Nov 18, 2008

Mickey Mouse turns 80 today, and the mouse is doing well as a media mogul. Stacey Vanek-Smith explores why Mickey has remained strong as a brand -- from evoking family fun to growing up during the Great Depression.

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What's the fix?

How the natural world deals with bears

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 18, 2008

In our latest installment of "What's the Fix?" we look to the natural world for market answers. Commentator and animal behavioralist Richard Conniff explains how elk defend themselves when they see a grizzly bear.

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Hot Topic taps into retail gloom

by Renita Jablonski

Nov 18, 2008

Retail sales have been dark lately, but alternative teen clothing chain Hot Topic has seen a bump in its sales. Renita Jablonski reports how the apparel and entertainment store may be reflecting a national mood.

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Calif. climate summit's global impact

by Sam Eaton

Nov 18, 2008

In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger convenes a two-day summit today on climate issues with over 600 officials and activists attending. Sam Eaton reports how this could be helpful globally.

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What's the fix?

What's the Fix: Kevin Hassett

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 18, 2008

Kevin Hassett of the American Enterprise Institute joins Steve Chiotakis to give his take on the global economic situation for our "What's the Fix?" series. And he says a deep recession isn't necessarily a bad thing.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

AEGON works for U.S. bailout funds

by Stephen Beard

Nov 18, 2008

Dutch insurance company AEGON is looking to make itself eligible for the U.S. financial bailout by buying American. If successful, it could receive more than a billion dollars of U.S. taxpayers' cash. Stephen Beard reports.

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Entrepreneurs want trade in downturn

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Nov 18, 2008

The Small Business Administration is holding a symposium on international trade to get Congress to pass agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. Marketplace's Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

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