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Chrysler cuts could be costly

by Jeff Tyler

Feb 8, 2008

Chrysler has decided to reduce the number of models sold under its Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands. The company also plans to reduce dealerships, which could result in costly buyouts. Jeff Tyler reports.

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EU banana tarrif overruled

by John Dimsdale

Feb 8, 2008

An international panel on trade disputes has ruled against the European Union's import tariffs for bananas from Latin America. John Dimsdale reports on what the ruling means for U.S. importers like Chiquita and Dole.

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Oh, Canada!

by Janet Babin

Feb 8, 2008

While the U.S. struggles with a slowing economy, Canada's unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in decades. Rich in commodities, the country has reaped the benefits of increased global demand. But will isolation from economic downturn last forever? Janet Babin reports.

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No guarantee after end of strike

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Feb 8, 2008

Hollywood writers are set to meet with their union's negotiators on Saturday to review a deal that may end their strike. But many writers who return to work may find themselves without a job. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

Writers Guild of America West and their supporters walk the picket line outside 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles.

Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

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Week on Wall Street

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 8, 2008

Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson chats with host Kai Ryssdal about what happened on Wall Street this week and what may lie ahead.

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Housing crisis leaves many in the dust

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 8, 2008

As big homebuilders nationwide face their worst crisis in decades, the damage from the huge supply of unsold homes they built is rippling to lots of innocent bystanders. Steve Tripoli reports from a half-finished subdivision in South Carolina.

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Shelf Life

Big record labels can't "Rock On"

by Kai Ryssdal

Feb 8, 2008

The Internet has transformed the way that we buy music, much to the discontent of record labels. Kai Ryssdal speaks with Dan Kennedy, former Atlantic Records employee and author of the new book "Rock On," about why the culture of big record labels isn't friendly toward new technology.

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