Oct 14, 2008

Marketplace Report for Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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Credit markets want to see the money

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 14, 2008

Have the financial rescue plans done anything yet to encourage banks to start lending again? So far, the major credit benchmarks aren't moving much. Senior business correspondent Bob Moon reports.

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The strings attached to cash infusions

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 14, 2008

The idea of having the Treasury Department take stakes in selected banks is to provide them with cash to start making loans again, not to keep it to themselves. Janet Babin wonders if banks will agree to that.

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FDIC has role in boosting confidence

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Oct 14, 2008

An important part of the government's financial fix is to give the FDIC a bigger role in insuring bank deposits. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports it's all about restoring confidence in the markets.

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For real recovery, credit's just a start

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 14, 2008

With markets doing, well, better, what's going on with the rest of the economy? Another way of asking that question: Are we in a recession? Kai Rysdall brings up the dreaded "R" word with economist Steve Fazzari

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Russia's downturn and U.K. soccer

by Stephen Beard

Oct 14, 2008

The financial downturn in Russian markets is affecting an unlikely area: English football. Some of the super-rich Russians who own U.K teams have lost a lot of money. London Bureau Chief Stephen Beard reports on how that's playing out.

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Parsing the candidates' economic plans

by Steve Henn

Oct 14, 2008

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain say they have starkly different plans to restore the U.S. economy. But in reality, Steve Henn reports, the candidates' policies are moving closer together.

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Don't forget the campaign trail stops

by Marketplace Staff

Oct 14, 2008

Small industrial cities get a lot of attention during presidential campaigns. Commentator Angela Glover Blackwell says they don't have to fade away after November. The new administration and the cities themselves can help ensure those cities' growth.

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Living with food scares in China

by Scott Tong

Oct 14, 2008

Melamine, the chemical found in tainted milk in China, has begun to show up in other products. Scott Tong reports from Shanghai what it's like to worry about everything you eat and drink.

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