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'Prime' homeowners may get help too

by John Dimsdale
Jan 8, 2008
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said today the Bush administration may expand a program currently aimed at subprime borrowers to assist those with conventional, or "prime," mortgages. John Dimsdale reports.
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Comcast to offer high-def at high speed

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 8, 2008
The cable company Comcast made a big splash today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It's getting into the high definition video-on-demand business. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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Big players see big demand for video

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 8, 2008
Demand for video-on-demand may be around the corner, if this year's Consumer Electronics Show is a guide. Comcast, Microsoft and perhaps Apple are involved in video distribution deals. Matthew Garrahan of the Financial Times discusses the details with Kai Ryssdal.
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Tallying losses from Globes cancellation

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 8, 2008
Not only NBC is counting up the losses from the cancellation of the Golden Globes award show. The show, called off due to the Hollywood writers strike, meant a lot of business for others as well. Kai Ryssdal has more.
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Huckabee tax plan would be a disaster

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 8, 2008
A nationwide poll has former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in first place among Republican primary voters. Commentator Len Burman says that makes you wonder how many people have heard about his tax plan.
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Bank seeks Islamic balance in business

by Jill Barshay
Jan 8, 2008
Noor Islamic Bank, half-owned by the Dubai government, opened its doors this weekend. Its chief executive says he's going on a multibillion-dollar spending spree to corner the market on lending to the world's 1.8 Muslims. Jill Barshay reports.
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It's time to look at listener mail

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 8, 2008
Kai Ryssdal reviews listener letters on health care, immigration, auto electronics, bowl games and, uh, his singing voice.
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What do China's rich folks do for fun?

by Scott Tong
Jan 8, 2008
The number of millionaires in China has doubled in just six years to 300,000. And there are now 106 billionaires. For those with a fistful of dollars, there are plenty of people to show them how to spend it. Scott Tong took a trip to a trade fair featuring the finer things.
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