Marketplace for July 13, 2011
Segments From this episode
Rupert Murdoch loses BSkyB bid, may lose more
by Stephen Beard
Jul 13, 2011
News Corp. abandons plans to get full ownership of the profitable British network BSkyB. Can Rupert Murdoch bounce back?
China: 5-year plan
A walk to the World Trade Center in one of the largest cities in the world
by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 13, 2011
Host Kai Ryssdal retraces his steps to the site of Marketplace's 2006 broadcast from Chongqing, China.
China: 5-year plan
Challenges ahead for China
by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 13, 2011
A booming labor market has made people richer... and pickier.
Commentary
Putting Americans back to work
by Robert Reich
Jul 13, 2011
The debt ceiling debate is dominating the headlines. But there's something else more important to this economy.
Bernanke questioned on Capitol Hill
by John Dimsdale
Jul 13, 2011
Lawmakers got their once-in-a-quarter shot at grilling Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke today. Many of the questions appeared to have less to do with matters like stimulus and the debt ceiling, and more to do with representatives' political agendas.
Federal Reserve keeps stimulus options open
by Heidi Moore
Jul 13, 2011
The latest stimulus round is over. But Bernanke tells Congress that if needed, the Fed will act again to try to prime pump the economy.