Dec 22, 2008

Marketplace for Monday, Dec. 22, 2008

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Are money market funds in trouble?

by Jeremy Hobson

Dec 22, 2008

Money market funds, cash invested in short-term debt, used to be pretty reliable places for investors who wanted to get moderate returns. But with interest rates near zero, yields on funds are tumbling. Jeremy Hobson reports.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Tech workers forced to take holiday

by Janet Babin

Dec 22, 2008

Tech companies feeling the effects of the recession are forcing employees to stay home for the holidays. Janet Babin reports on the forced furloughs some companies are making their white collar workers take.

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Laid-off employees get litigious

by Mitchell Hartman

Dec 22, 2008

Employers hoping to cut costs are laying off workers across the nation. But laid-off employees who feel they've been wrongfully terminated aren't going down easily. They're fighting back -- with workplace discrimination lawsuits. Mitchell Hartman reports.

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The state of commercial real estate

by Tess Vigeland

Dec 22, 2008

General Growth Properties, one of the nation's largest mall owners, got some help from its lenders this week when they agreed to a forbearance. But, such a move is rare. What about the rest of the commercial property industry? Tess Vigeland speaks with professor Susan Wachter about the rocky road ahead for the commercial real estate industry.

Susan Wachter, professor at Wharton School of Business

Courtesy of Wharton Alumni magazine

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Florida family lives the simple life

by Marketplace Staff

Dec 22, 2008

Beth and Scott Greenlee were living the middle-class life in Connecticut. But after Scott was laid off, the family was forced to change their lifestyle. Katie Ball reports on how it's the simple things that matter for the Greenlees now.

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Financial products need new regulation

by Amelia Tyagi

Dec 22, 2008

The crash of the financial markets and the pile up of investment scams have some people asking -- Where were the regulatory agencies in all of this? Commentator Amelia Tyagi says financial products need to be regulated as strictly as the drug, toy and cosmetic industries to prevent further meltdowns.

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Market reforms transform Shenzhen

by Scott Tong

Dec 22, 2008

Thirty years ago this month, Chinese leaders used the small fishing village of Shenzhen to test free-market principles. The experiment paid off as foreign investors poured in, making the city China's richest. But big challenges may be ahead for Shenzhen. Scott Tong reports.

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Music from the episode

Cut from the Cloth The Evens

Burning The Whitest Boy Alive

Losing Streak Eels

Autumn Sweater Yo La Tengo

Skeleton Jar Youth Group

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