Marketplace for October 10, 2011
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Commentary
Erase student loans?
by Justin Wolfers
Oct 10, 2011
College students graduate with thousands of dollars in student loans. So, what would happen if we just eliminated that debt?
Netflix calls it quits for Qwikster
by Jennifer Collins
Oct 10, 2011
Netflix pulled the plug on the DVD-only service before it ever got off the ground.
Europe aims to contain Greek financial damage
by Heidi Moore
Oct 10, 2011
Scrambling to prevent a bond default by Greece, European leaders seek to "ring fence" the country to contain financial contagion. Can it work?
Think Globally, Act ...?
by Adriene Hill
Oct 10, 2011
Americans know more about the environment than ever before, but know less about how to fix it.
The end of the road for small towns
by Eve Troeh
Oct 10, 2011
One Iowa small town tries to buck the trend and become a destination.
Nobel Prize in economics goes to two Americans
by Stacey Vanek Smith
Oct 10, 2011
Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims studied an issue central to our dilemma today: How government policies actually affect the real economy.
Recovery's no recovery for wages
by Amy Scott
Oct 10, 2011
Household income keeps falling. Education plays a role.