Oct 10, 2014

Marketplace for Friday, October 10, 2014

Saudi Arabia is keeping its pumps going despite a glut of oil and falling prices. In the meantime, some U.S. companies could start shutting down rigs if prices fall much more. Plus: the market’s up; the market’s down. You can - and people have - blamed everything from Germany’s slowdown to problems in the Middle East to the weather.

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Weekly Wrap

Weekly Wrap: Surprise, surprise (oh wait)

by Kai Ryssdal

Oct 10, 2014

The Wall Street Journal's Sudeep Reddy and Redfin's Nela Richardson joined Kai Ryssdal to talk about the week that was.

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Final Note

Nielsen finds a pretty giant glitch in its ratings

by Kai Ryssdal

Oct 10, 2014

The television ratings company has been reporting incorrect ratings for the past six months.

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Get rich by giving up lattes? Not so fast

by Helaine Olen

Oct 10, 2014

Why the money you spend on coffee is not, in fact, enough to retire on.

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What could slow U.S.'s surging oil output? Low prices.

by David Weinberg

Oct 10, 2014

Fracking for oil is expensive, so at some point falling prices will make some wells unprofitable.

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The stock market has been, and always will be, volatile

by Sally Herships

Oct 10, 2014

The market’s up; the market’s down. What’s causing all the volatility?

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Learning Curve

Beyond bookshelves: Meet your public library's robots

by Marketplace Contributor

Oct 10, 2014

The Westport, Ct. library has two robots that patrons can learn how to program.

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How investors are profiting off a 'rentership society'

by Stan Alcorn

Oct 10, 2014

The housing crisis created a slew of new landlords. Does an investor makes a good one?

A house on Beech Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. In Cincinnati's East Price Hill, Ken Smith runs a community development corporation Price Hill Will. Their community development work includes buying neglected buildings that are unattractive to investors, and rehabbing them into beautiful homes. Smith shows me a stately yellow two-story on Beech Avenue. "The street has a lot of potential, and has a lot of investment," he says.

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Saudi Arabia is keeping its pumps going despite a glut of oil and falling prices. In the meantime, some U.S. companies could start shutting down rigs if prices fall much more. Plus: the market’s up; the market’s down. You can – and people have – blamed everything from Germany’s slowdown to problems in the Middle East to the weather.

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