Nov 18, 2008

Marketplace Report for Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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Starting a business in a bad economy

by Mitchell Hartman

Nov 18, 2008

Global Entrepreneurship Week has events in 77 countries. But is now the time to start a business, when the economy is shrinking? Mitchell Hartman finds out.

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Paulson takes heat from House Dems

by Steve Henn

Nov 18, 2008

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson got an earful from members of the House Financial Services Committee over management of the $700 billion bailout and his refusal to act on foreclosures. Steve Henn has more.

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HP surprise: Good news in 4th quarter

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Nov 18, 2008

Hewlett-Packard reports fourth-quarter profits will be stronger than expected. The company is also optimistic about the future. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

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The difficulties getting food to the poor

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 18, 2008

U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization members are in Rome to deal with a looming food crisis among the world's poor. Kai Ryssdal talks to food policy expert Joakim Von Braun about a key issue in food distribution -- security.

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U.S. auto industry isn't just Big Three

by Marketplace Staff

Nov 18, 2008

Detroit automakers say they need help before they crash. Kai Ryssdal talks about the rest of the industry with Micheline Maynard of The New York Times.

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U.S. financial crisis spreads to Mexico

by Dan Grech

Nov 18, 2008

In Mexico, the peso has plunged, unemployment is rising and foreign investors started pulling money out last month -- all fallout from the economic crisis in the U.S. Dan Grech reports from Mexico.

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Treat homeowners like Donald Trump

by Kai Ryssdal

Nov 18, 2008

When Donald Trump almost went bankrupt in the '90s, creditors made him give up his credit cards before he got help. Commentator Todd Buchholz says homeowners who face foreclosure have to give up some things too.

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