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Easy Street: The Commodities Crash, Goldman's Shareholder Kisses
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Heidi Moore
May 6, 2011
Easy Street is Marketplace's daily roundup of the most interesting news stories and commentary about Wall Street, Washington and the curious world...
Google tweaks algorithm to weed out content farms
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Steve Henn
Feb 25, 2011
Google changed its algorithm today to prevent adversarial results from clogging searches.
GE's nuclear role is contradicting to its green self
Mar 16, 2011
General Electric has lately been trying to re-brand as a green company, but now there's negative attention on its role in the nuclear crisis in Japan.
Merkley calls on President Obama to refocus on foreclosures in the State of the Union
Jan 25, 2011
Jeff Merkley, Democratic Senator from Oregon, believes that there needs to be a renewed focus on the foreclosure crisis in America. He wants the President to discuss boosting aid to struggling homeowners in his State of the Union address tonight.
Online shopping hurts Australian economy
Dec 20, 2010
The Australian government will investigate online shopping practices. The weak U.S. dollar has made shopping on American websites more efficient, and the practices are cutting into Australia's bottom line.
Southwest, AirTran tie the low-cost knot
May 2, 2011
Southwest and AirTran complete their billion-dollar merger. Will the marriage end the honeymoon for U.S. budget travelers?
Middle East populations want end to corruption
Feb 23, 2011
In Middle East nations such as post-Mubarak Egypt, people who have suffered decades of corrupt autocratic rule now want to root out corruption.
Cities are handling deficits with innovation
Jan 27, 2011
Local and state governments are facing millions of dollars in deficits, but some are taking the opportunity to get innovative with how to do more with less.
It gets worse: Australia prepares for a powerful cyclone after record flooding
Feb 2, 2011
Just weeks after northern Australia was covered by floodwaters, the same part of the country prepares for a massive cyclone. Flood-ravaged businesses and communities are ready, reluctantly, for yet another economic and natural disaster, as economist Brian Redican explains.
Diane Swonk: The Chinese delegation's Chicago visit
Jan 20, 2011
Jeremy Hobson speaks with Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial in Chicago about the Chinese relationship to the Windy City, and Chicago's expectations from the delegate's visit.