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Dollar holds strong despite bailouts
Jan 27, 2009
The value of the U.S. dollar has been holding up pretty well, even though more and more money is being printed by the government to bail out the banks. Why? Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
Health Net CEO Jay Gellert: Interview transcript
Jan 26, 2009
CONVERSATIONS FROM THE CORNER OFFICE: Health Net CEO Jay Gellert
Clean-tech strong in venture capital
Jan 26, 2009
Solar power and "smart-grid" technology are the current winners in the venture capital race, and clean-tech is beating out biotech, which is getting a healthy shake-out. Marketplace's Mitchell Hartman reports.
CEO sees health care as fixable issue
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Kai Ryssdal
Jan 26, 2009
With the Obama administration vowing to reform the health care system, Health Net CEO Jay Gellert talks about how much the health industry is willing to change.
Fiscal stimulus
Jan 22, 2009
There's a lot of discussion in the econ blogsphere and editorial pages about the fiscal stimulus "multiplier" effect on the economy and whether tax...
Trade and production will lift economy
Jan 16, 2009
All the talk about restarting the economy has focused on President-elect Obama's stimulus plan. Commentator Clyde Prestowitz says we need to focus on international trade imbalances and production for the stimulus to work.
Don't favor housing
Jan 10, 2009
The Chicago law professor Eric Posner has a really nicely reasoned post on why policymakers shouldn't treat housing as such a favored asset. I came...
Hollywood revs up for the new year
Jan 9, 2009
The beginning of the year is a big time for Hollywood, as studios gear up for awards. How will the economic fallout affect the studios? Steve Chiotakis goes to the movies with Variety's Michael Speier.
Letters: Astrology, retirement, priorities
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.