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Marketplace for Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Jan 6, 2009

Marketplace for Tuesday, January 6, 2009

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Putting the bad numbers into context

by Bob Moon
Jan 6, 2009
Numbers released today show that November wasn't a good month for factory orders or home sales. Both fell. But there is a little bit of good news in the services sector. Bob Moon reports on the latest numbers.
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Europe low on fuel without Russian gas

by Stephen Beard
Jan 6, 2009
The dispute between Russia and Ukraine is heating up. While the two countries fight over the price of natural gas and an unpaid bill, several European nations are caught in the middle. Stephen Beard reports that many nations are warning of fuel shortages.
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Cheap oil puts Venezuela over a barrel

by Dan Grech
Jan 6, 2009
High oil prices have kept Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez popular over the years. But with oil prices falling and a stack of bills piling up, the Venezuelan economy is at risk of collapsing. Dan Grech reports.
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Shelf Life

A look inside Countrywide

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 6, 2009
Countrywide Financial is arguably the company at the heart of the mortgage financial crisis. Kai Ryssdal speaks with Countrywide's former Senior Vice President of Marketing Adam Michaelson about his experiences at the company.
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Asphalt shortage makes recovery rough

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 6, 2009
President-elect Obama wants to spend nearly $300 billion on infrastructure projects to create jobs and boost the ailing economy. But road and bridge repairs will require a lot of asphalt, and as Joel Rose reports, a shortage of it could spell trouble.
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Letters: Astrology, retirement, priorities

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 6, 2009
Listeners had strong reactions to stories about astrology and retirement in the Marketplace mailbox this week. Also, Kai Ryssdal tells us that FDIC isn't really an acronym at all.
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Peer pressure pushes people to go green

by Sarah Gardner
Jan 6, 2009
A growing body of research shows the most effective way to get people to go green is not through do-good appeals, but rather peer pressure. Sarah Gardner reports on the latest research findings.
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Marketplace for Tuesday, January 6, 2009

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Ain't No Sunshine - J. Rocc Remix Kashmere Stage Band
Santeria Sublime
Everywhere Common, Martina Topley-Bird
Swan's Splashdown Perrey and Kingsley

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