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Irene Rosenfeld: Interview transcript
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Kai Ryssdal
Feb 10, 2009
CONVERSATIONS FROM THE CORNER OFFICE: Kraft Foods Inc. Chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld.
Striving to keep familiar brands fresh
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 10, 2009
Kraft Foods, the company that invented pasteurized processed cheese food is losing market share to lower-priced competitors. CEO Irene Rosenfeld talks about how Kraft is trying to put the bounce back in its cheese business.
More world leaders converge in Davos
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Scott Jagow
Jan 28, 2009
The annual World Economic Forum got underway today in Davos, Switzerland, and more world leaders are in attendance than usual this year -- with one glaring omission. Scott Jagow talks to Diane Brady, senior editor at Businessweek.
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...