Marketplace for August 4, 2011
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Summer Reading Book Series
Summer Reading: Jennifer Shanley
by Jennifer Shanley
Aug 4, 2011
Why do you do what you do in terms of your job? Sometimes, a book about succeeding without selling out can help you answer that.
Shelf Life
The facets and forces changing New York's Diamond District
by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 4, 2011
Author Alicia Oltuski discusses the inner workings of New York's diamond industry and some of its most fascinating characters.
Syrian opposition says new sanctions lack clout
by Scott Tong
Aug 4, 2011
Syria's opposition says U.N. sanctions need to hit the country's profitable oil and banking industries harder if they are to be truly effective
Global economic fears rattle financial markets
by Stacey Vanek Smith
Aug 4, 2011
With the U.S. debt ceiling distraction over, investor fears of a global economic slowdown sent Wall Street and overseas markets sharply lower
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by Sean Cole
Aug 4, 2011
Mid-career internships may be a trend, according to articles on the Internet and anecdotes at dinner parties
Kraft Foods slices itself into two companies
by Heidi Moore
Aug 4, 2011
Kraft will split into separate snack and food companies. It's the latest conglomerate to decide that bigger isn't necessarily better
Hackers spread the word about cybersecurity problems
by Marketplace Staff
Aug 4, 2011
Hackers are doing some good this week -- meeting at a conference in Las Vegas to talk about security problems in the tech world and about how to fix them