Sep 19, 2007

Marketplace AM for September 19, 2007

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It's a 'Kid Nation' after all

by Rico Gagliano

Sep 19, 2007

On CBS's reality TV show "Kid Nation," 40 children are set loose on a ghost town to create an adult-free society. But the Marketplace Players don't see how this is much different from the America we know now.

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Markets react to rate drop

by Stephen Beard

Sep 19, 2007

The interest rate cut may have helped some investors out yesterday, but it won't fix everything. Stephen Beard discusses the downsides the drop could have on the markets.

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Slow global gains could mean inflation

by Marketplace Staff

Sep 19, 2007

In his new book, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan says the gains from globalization are waning. And commentator David Frum predicts a bad forecast for inflation.

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Las Vegas seeking liquidity

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Sep 19, 2007

Climate change and low rainfall are fast draining Nevada's Lake Mead, which supplies Las Vegas with water. So the city is paying residents as an incentive to conserve. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

Lake Mead supplies Las Vegas, Arizona and Southern California. Mineral deposits leave a white "bathtub ring" on the rocks, marking areas once submerged under water.

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Little faith in credit-rating reform

by Bob Moon

Sep 19, 2007

Subprime finger-pointing has caused credit-rating agency Moody's to consider reforming its valuation system. But critics are complaining it won't fix the industry's larger problems. Bob Moon reports.

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No safety net against rising prices

by Marketplace Staff

Sep 19, 2007

The Fed's move to lower the lending rate has critics worried about inflation. Doug Krizner talks to Adrian Ash of London gold-trading firm BullionVault, who says that prices are rising.

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Tangles in medical web-slinging

by Helen Palmer

Sep 19, 2007

Wal-Mart and Intel recently adopted electronic health records for their workers. But getting other companies involved won't be easy. Helen Palmer reports.

No such thing as a rain check

by Scott Tong

Sep 19, 2007

Authorities in Shanghai evacuated more than 2 million people to brace for what was to be the biggest typhoon in a decade. The city's partial shutdown left thousands of migrant workers without a day of pay. Scott Tong has more.

Many consumers expect recession

by Steve Henn

Sep 19, 2007

A poll out today from Reuters shows one-third of Americans believe we're heading for a recession. But who's to blame? Steve Henn did his own poll this morning in D.C.

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