Jun 2, 2011

Marketplace for June 2, 2011

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China: 5-year plan

Day Four: A space-age ride through the Industrial Revolution

by Kai Ryssdal

Jun 2, 2011

A four-hour trip turns into an hour-and-a-half ride as passengers bullet through China's countryside at 210 mph.

Green vs. Green on environmental priorities

by Adriene Hill

Jun 2, 2011

Renewable energy projects need massive amounts of land, often in environmentally-sensitive areas -- sometimes the same land that greens have fought to protect.

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New standards for for-profit colleges

by Amy Scott

Jun 2, 2011

Rules on federal financial aid press career-oriented schools to prepare students better.

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Foreigners in China get new taxes, benefits

by Rob Schmitz

Jun 2, 2011

Foreigners working in China face new taxes in exchange for social security and health care benefits, but they may never reap those benefits.

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Latest crop problem: A late spring in the West

by Mitchell Hartman

Jun 2, 2011

The West may be free of tornadoes and drought, but it has its own weather problems. A cool wet spring is damaging some crops, and delaying others.

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Bond prices reflect fears of economic slowdown

by Heidi Moore

Jun 2, 2011

Budget deficits should raise interest rates. But investors fear slow growth and unemployment more, so borrowing -- and savings -- rates stay low.

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Eurozone may look toward IMF for debt crisis help

by Marketplace Staff

Jun 2, 2011

Just a few years ago, some Eurozone countries tagged the IMF as irrelevant. But now faced with numerous bailouts and a changing of the guard at the IMF, France and others may soon be asking the organization for help.