Jul 27, 2007

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Reward CEOs with 'hands-off options'

by Marketplace Staff

Jul 27, 2007

Corporate America's latest no-no is stock-option backdating, which has been used to give executives incentive pay. Commentator Jesse Fried says there's a better way to reward the people at the top.

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Despite strong GDP, another down day

by Steve Henn

Jul 27, 2007

After yesterday's big sell-off, the day began with news that the gross domestic product was up 3.4%. Good news, right? Well, the Dow gave up another 200 points. Steve Henn explains.

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Week on Wall Street

by Kai Ryssdal

Jul 27, 2007

Stockbroker and business analyst David Johnson talks with host Kai Ryssdal about Wall Street's wild week and what may lie ahead.

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A black mark on Blackstone ... and others

by Jeff Tyler

Jul 27, 2007

Until this week, private equity was all the buzz on Wall Street, with the Blackstone Group the hottest. But now it's one of the weakest IPOs of the year, and other private-equity firms are having second thoughts about going public. Jeff Tyler reports.

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L.A. company to put black art up for bid

by Marketplace Staff

Jul 27, 2007

Art from a collection owned by the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company is set to be auctioned in coming weeks. The collection has been open to the public. What will happen to it after the hammer falls? Adolfo Guzman-Lopez reports.

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Barclays has got game, China the money

by Stephen Beard

Jul 27, 2007

In the $100 billion bidding war for the Dutch banking group ABN AMRO, Britain's Barclays has found a deep-pocket partner: the Chinese government. Stephen Beard reports on what each party can gain from the other.

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Can Crocs go the distance?

by Sam Eaton

Jul 27, 2007

The craze for Crocs footwear has outlasted most analysts' projections. It announced yesterday its 2nd-quarter earnings tripled. Yet, it could be tricky for the Colorado-based shoemaker to keep up the pace. Sam Eaton reports.

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March may be on for Club Penguin

by Lisa Napoli

Jul 27, 2007

A social networking site for children run by a little Canadian start-up company is said to have captured the attention of big media companies who might be willing to pay as much as half a billion dollars for it. Lisa Napoli reports.

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