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PODCAST: Mortgage rates fall to lowest in decades, higher priced hogs
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Mary Dooe
Sep 8, 2011
Here are today's top headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and from around the web.
First time jobless benefits rose slightly last week....
Netflix, Facebook and the law
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Molly Wood
Jul 27, 2011
Netflix says it will soon start letting users share what movies they watch with all their Facebook friends. For now at least, that service will only be available in Canada and Latin America -- not in the U.S. The reason: a 23-year-old law called the Video Privacy Protection Act.
The scientific challenge
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Jon Miller
Nov 14, 2011
It's not one breakthrough that will feed the expected nine billion people in 2045, but rather making good on what science has already delivered.
Obama heads to Latin America
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Dan Grech
Mar 18, 2011
President Obama gets set to talk trade with counterparts in Brazil, Chile and El Salvador.
Obama pushes for mutually-beneficial trade with South America
Mar 22, 2011
President Obama is in Central and South America this week pushing his five-year plan to double trade with the region. Shannon O'Neil of the Council on Foreign Relations explains how each party benefits from the trade relationship.
International Monetary Fund leadership discussed
May 18, 2011
IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces sexual assault charges. International leaders ask if he can keep his job and, if not, who should take over.
The IRS investigates HSBC for tax evasion
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Jeff Tyler
Apr 8, 2011
The IRS wants the banking giant to share information about people evading taxes through accounts in India.
Chrysler nears deal to repay bailouts
May 19, 2011
The automaker plans to pay back the $6 billion in U.S. government loans by May 24 to strengthen the automaker's financial position.
How much global GDP do the world's 150 largest cities account for?
Apr 13, 2011
The Globalist's Stephan Richter offers his latest quiz.
Corporate earnings season kicks off
Apr 11, 2011
As corporate earnings season gets started, many economists look to see which industries are coming back and which are lagging behind. Julia Coronado, chief economist with BNP Paribas explains.
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