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Marketplace for Friday, January 21, 2011
Jan 21, 2011

Marketplace for Friday, January 21, 2011

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Economy 4.0

Germany's strong economy provides lessons for America

by David Brancaccio
Jan 21, 2011
Germany is good at making things that foreigners want to buy. But frugality and worker protections are key components of Germany's economic strength.
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Weekly Wrap: U.S. banks, Chinese trade relations

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 21, 2011
Kai talks to Megan McArdle of The Atlantic and our very own New York bureau chief Heidi Moore about U.S.-China trade relations, the health of American banks
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China tightens law on land seizures

by Rob Schmitz
Jan 21, 2011
China's government introduced new laws to protect people whose land is seized by local officials for future development.
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A warning about your online profile

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 21, 2011
The Upright Citizens Brigade comedy sketch group "Nice Kitchen" warns us about the dangers in posting too much information online via social media.
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GE's Immelt leads Obama economic panel on jobs

by Janet Babin
Jan 21, 2011
President Obama shifts his focus to jobs, tapping GE's Jeffrey Immelt to bring practical and symbolic leadership to his economic advisory panel.
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Bank of America's Countrywide hangover

by Bob Moon
Jan 21, 2011
Bank of America's losses show it's still paying the price for Countrywide's bad housing bets. How deep is the bank's mortgage hole?
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The challenges ahead for Google

by Steve Henn
Jan 21, 2011
The big announcement that Google co-founder Larry Page was taking over as CEO didn't go down so well on Wall Street. Marketplace's Steve Henn talks to Kai Ryssdal about the challenges that lie ahead for the company, and why it needs to compete with Facebook.
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