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Marketplace for May 18, 2011
May 18, 2011

Marketplace for May 18, 2011

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Xerox CEO Ursula Burns: Full interview

May 18, 2011
Xerox CEO Ursula Burns discusses Xerox's role and image in today's business world, her management style, and how she feels being the first female African-American CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Listen to the full interview.

Beyond the copy: Xerox CEO keeps focus on the business process

May 18, 2011
Xerox CEO Ursula Burns discusses Xerox's role and image in today's business world, her management style, and how she feels being the first African-American female CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

High diesel costs spur electric trucks

May 18, 2011
Soaring diesel prices have spurred interest in electric trucks, particularly for companies that have urban delivery routes.

The new lending way

May 18, 2011
Understanding the U.S budget means taking a look at a change in the way the government is financed.

Letters: Giving Pakistan aid, the Internet filter bubble

May 18, 2011
Going over listeners' responses to past broadcasts. This week: getting oil from Canada, giving Pakistan aid and the Internet filter bubble.

LinkedIn IPO heats up

May 18, 2011
The social networking site goes public tomorrow. Its stock price could say a lot about the tech bubble.
In this photo illustration, the LinkedIn logo is displayed on the screen of a laptop computer on January 27, 2011 in San Anselmo, Calif.
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International Monetary Fund leadership discussed

May 18, 2011
IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces sexual assault charges. International leaders ask if he can keep his job and, if not, who should take over.

Mississippi businesses band together to build their own levee

May 18, 2011
Foreman Morgan Spivey led a group of local businesses in Vicksburg, Miss., to take the flood situation in their own hands and build a levee in order to save their businesses and nearby homes.

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