Feb 10, 2011

Marketplace for Thursday, February 10, 2011

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Shelf Life

The Great Migration

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 10, 2011

More than six million African Americans moved out of the South between World War 1 and 1970. The exodus was called the Great Migration and it transformed American culture and identity, from our music to our economy to our politics.

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Economy 4.0

Stopping dictators retiring with their profits

by David Brancaccio

Feb 10, 2011

Ousted dictators often stash away money while in office and then retire to live off their ill-gotten gains. Now, there are moves to stop that.

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Discontent in the Middle East

Poverty fuels protests in the Middle East

by Alisa Roth

Feb 10, 2011

In countries such as Egypt and Jordan, the poor are locked out and frustrated because a corrupt elite hogs opportunities and assets.

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The fast pace of change at the New York Stock Exchange

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 10, 2011

Kai Ryssdal talks to Teddy Weisberg, the president of Seaport Securities, about the potential merger of the New York Stock Exchange with Germany's Deutsche Borse AG.

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A world without Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 10, 2011

Kai Ryssdal talks to Peter Goodman, business editor at the Huffington Post, about home buying and ownership post-Fannie and Freddie Mac.

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The New Egypt

Protests continue to grow in Egypt

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 10, 2011

After President Mubarak's speech this evening, angry protests continue in Tahrir Square and elsewhere in the country. Daily News Egypt business editor Amira Ahmed speaks to Kai Ryssdal about the atmosphere and the economic indications.