Sep 15, 2011

Marketplace for September 15, 2011

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Looking back to the beginning of economics

by Kai Ryssdal

Sep 15, 2011

A new book takes a look at the relatively recent rise of economics and economists, and how those first ideas are still affecting today's world.

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A medical mecca rises in suburban Detroit

by Gregory Warner

Sep 15, 2011

And creates thousands of health care jobs. But at what cost?

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Why green jobs have been slow to grow

by Adriene Hill

Sep 15, 2011

Green jobs were supposed to help lead us to recovery, but roadblocks have killed a lot of potential.

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Europe to receive billions of dollars from central banks

by Stephen Beard

Sep 15, 2011

Global economic powers try to keep the debt crisis in Europe from becoming a credit crisis with short-term loans.

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Swiss bank hit by alleged rogue trader

by Heidi Moore

Sep 15, 2011

The $2 billion loss raises the question: Three years after Lehman Brothers collapsed, can banks control risk?

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Working contract-to-contract in your 40s

by Marketplace Staff

Sep 15, 2011

A newly turned 50-year-old talks about the kinds of obstacles faced when doing contract work as a job.

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Marketplace for September 15, 2011

Music from the episode

Gone With The Sunset Damu The Fudgemunk

Oh Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!) Sufjan Stevens

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