Jul 17, 2008

Marketplace for Thursday, July 17, 2008

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Can IndyMac customers get a break?

by Jeff Tyler

Jul 17, 2008

Many depositors with the troubled IndyMac bank had to wait in line for hours this week to get their money out. They finally got cashiers checks, but it turns out other banks aren't in a hurry to cash them. Jeff Tyler reports.

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Clinton targets cost of malaria meds

by Janet Babin

Jul 17, 2008

Anti-malarial drugs can be so expensive that people with the disease go untreated. Former President Bill Clinton's foundation has struck a deal that would limit the cost of the drugs. Janet Babin reports.

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Making political points, not profits

by John Dimsdale

Jul 17, 2008

With 2,000 left-of-center bloggers descending on Austin, Texas, this week for a gathering called Netroots Nation, we asked Marketplace's John Dimsdale to look into whether political blogging has profit-making potential.

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Wanna buy an NFL team?

by Marketplace Staff

Jul 17, 2008

Owners of three National Football League teams are looking to make deals that will get them out of complicated financial situations. Host Kai Ryssdal talks with Sports Business Journal's Daniel Kaplan about whether the owners will get thrown for a loss.

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The Oil Crisis

Anything in the pipeline for Russian oil?

by Marketplace Staff

Jul 17, 2008

You may not hear a lot about it, but Russia is second only to Saudi Arabia in oil production. And, as Russia analyst Nicholas Redman tells Kai Ryssdal, it may have a greater potential for growth.

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Here's how to predict future oil prices

by Marketplace Staff

Jul 17, 2008

Experts use complicated formulas to predict the future price of oil. But commentator Justin Wolfers says he's got a simple do-it-yourself method that works even better.

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EA's Spore makes gamers the creators

by Marketplace Staff

Jul 17, 2008

Electronic Arts is about to release a new life-simulation game called Spore that takes players from a single-cell organism to interplanetary societies. GamePro Media's George Jones explains to Kai Ryssdal.

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Financials boost mood on Wall Street

by Amy Scott

Jul 17, 2008

Oil prices went down, financial reports weren't as grim as expected, even the bank sector looked a bit better today. Amy Scott asks what's up with the predictions of gloom.