Jun 30, 2011

Marketplace for June 30, 2011

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Fed money program ends, at what cost?

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Jun 30, 2011

The Federal Reserve bought 85 percent of new Treasury bonds as it pumped money into the economy.

Bundles of newly printed bills are prepared for distribution to financial institutions at the Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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Greece approves spending cuts, tax hikes

by Stephen Beard

Jun 30, 2011

Greece's parliament has approved $40 billion worth of spending cuts and tax hikes as part of an austerity package, but most Greeks oppose the cuts.

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The status of the economic recovery, and what's to come

by Marketplace Staff

Jun 30, 2011

An agreement seems to be pending on the debt ceiling. How else is the U.S. economy continuing to heal? The <em>New York Times</em>' David Leonhardt and Joe Nocera offer their views.

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Recalculating the Consumer Price Index

by David Gura

Jun 30, 2011

The government uses the CPI to measure inflation and set benefits and taxes. Some lawmakers are thinking about a different formula that would lower benefits and save money.

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A tale of two Aspens

by Kai Ryssdal

Jun 30, 2011

Host Kai Ryssdal describes life for people in Aspen -- the rich, poor, and those in-between -- how they differ and what they share in common.

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What will happen to America when we're no longer No. 1?

by Marketplace Staff

Jun 30, 2011

Reporter Heidi Moore discusses what people are talking about at the Aspen Ideas Festival and why unemployment is so devastating for the U.S.

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