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Is a drop in oil prices good news?
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Bob Moon
May 19, 2010
Don't look now, but oil prices are suddenly slipping. Bob Moon reports on whether this is cause for celebration or worry.
Lawsuits pile up over BP oil spill
May 17, 2010
British Petroleum says it made some progress over the weekend slowing the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But it may be too late to prevent the spill from spreading around the region. And it may be too late to prevent something else, too: lawsuits.
Retail sales growth shows strong U.S. consumption
May 14, 2010
Strong retail and industrial figures out today are positive signs for domestic consumption.
Dispatch from China: Wrestling with Health care
May 13, 2010
Like the United States, China is wrestling with its health care systems. And party officials are looking to the U.S. for good ideas as they struggle to provide universal primary care for 1.3 billion people, from affluent city dwellers to nomads in poor western provinces.
Trust in poor communities builds profits
May 11, 2010
In the developing world, the key innovation for marketing soda can be as simple as letting customers grab their own bottle. Gretchen Wilson explains.
Global investors cheer E.U. bailout
May 10, 2010
The Dow has responded to the E.U.-approved $1 trillion Europe bailout by surging over 400 points.
U.K. parties all lose on election results
May 7, 2010
All three main political parties did worse than they were hoping in the U.K. elections, and will now have to form alliances in order to make a cohesive government. Stacey Vanek-Smith gets more from Marketplace's Stephen Beard.
Flood may sink some Tenn. businesses
May 6, 2010
Damage estimates are just beginning to be tallied after two days of rain dumped nearly 14 inches on parts of Tennessee. Blake Farmer reports.
The dark side of Chinese adoptions
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Scott Tong
May 5, 2010
When Americans adopt babies from China, most assume they've been abandoned. But a scandal in 2005, in which 6 orphanages were found to be buying babies, threw that in doubt. Scott Tong reports that baby selling may be more widespread.
IMF, ECB will discuss Greece bailout
Apr 28, 2010
European financial officials meet today to discuss a bailout for Greece, which is dealing with junk debt and growing economic peril. Stephen Beard explains how Greece's financial crisis affects the rest of the world.