Feb 5, 2009

Marketplace for Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009

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Is the Dow a good market indicator?

by Jeremy Hobson

Feb 5, 2009

The Dow Jones Industrial Average includes a number of companies whose stocks haven't exactly been stable -- Bank of America and General Motors to name a couple. With all that volatility, is it really an accurate representation of the overall market? Jeremy Hobson reports.

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Mr. Clean goes from kitchen to car wash

by Mitchell Hartman

Feb 5, 2009

Mr. Clean is getting a second job. Procter & Gamble is planning to expand its Mr. Clean Car Wash franchise nationwide. But is it that a good idea in this recession? Mitchell Hartman reports.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Sen. Conrad: Stimulus is mixed bag

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 5, 2009

North Dakota's Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad says he's not satisfied with the current proposals in the stimulus package. Bob Moon talks with the Senate Budget Committee chairman about what he thinks it's missing.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Cut mortgage rates to build economy

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 5, 2009

President Obama's stimulus package is full of lots of proposals to boost our economy. Commentator R. Glenn Hubbard says one cost-effective and easy way to lead us to recovery is lowering mortgage rates.

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Low sales lead to a lift in liquidation

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 5, 2009

Consumer spending is down, leaving stores with a lot of unsold inventory. So retailers are unloading those items to companies that specialize in liquidating merchandise, and business for inventory cleaners is booming. Joel Rose reports.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Did China cause the U.S. recession?

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 5, 2009

There is a lot of blame to go around for the U.S. recession. Some people are pointing their fingers at China. Bob Moon speaks with Marketplace reporter Scott Tong about why.

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Subsidies give textiles a thread of hope

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 5, 2009

The U.S. textile industry was on the brink of collapse a few years ago when Chinese imports were flooding the market. But subsidies in the current Farm Bill have put the industry a cut above foreign competitors. Leoneda Inge reports.