Jul 14, 2008

Marketplace for Monday, July 14, 2008

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How bad is the future for banks?

by Alisa Roth

Jul 14, 2008

When mortgage lenders report second-quarter earnings this week, poor showings won't be a surprise. But Wall Street didn't wait for the reports as bank stocks traded down today. Alisa Roth reports.

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SEC vows crackdown on false rumors

by John Dimsdale

Jul 14, 2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission says it will go after originators of false rumors intended to manipulate stock prices. But, as John Dimsdale reports, gossip has been around since the stock market began.

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Designer goods find new outlets

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Jul 14, 2008

Even upscale stores are hurting from the slow economy. So what's a Prada or Coach or Saks Fifth Avenue retailer to do? Stacey Vanek-Smith finds out that more and more high-end brands are turning up in outlet malls.

www.premiumoutlets.com

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The Oil Crisis

Iran's oil insecurity runs deep

by Marketplace Staff

Jul 15, 2008

This week host Kai Ryssdal explores what's up with the oil market other than prices. Today he talks to George Joffe at Cambridge University about the world's fourth largest oil exporter -- Iran.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

After Fannie and Freddie, what next?

by Kai Ryssdal

Jul 15, 2008

The Treasury and the Fed are helping out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with another line of credit, access to special loans and maybe even buying their stock. Financial analyst Karen Shaw Petrou talks with Host Kai Ryssdal about what still needs to be done.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Hybrids like Fan and Fred are a bad mix

by Marketplace Staff

Jul 15, 2008

The combination of private and public ownership makes Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac hybrids, and that, says commentator Amity Shlaes, is a big part of the problem. It might be heresy to some, but she thinks nationalizing them is the answer.

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This gecko discovery just might stick

by Janet Babin

Jul 15, 2008

You know the little green gecko in the Geiko commercial? Well its real-life model has an amazing ability to attach its toes to any surface, then easily peel them off. Janet Babin reports on the commercial promise of that gecko talent.

Millions believed stolen from Zimbabawe

by Stephen Beard

Jul 15, 2008

While looting continues in already plundered Zimbabawe, a search is on for the millions of dollars believed to have been funneled out of the country. Stephen Beard reports.