Feb 26, 2008

Marketplace for Tuesday, February 26, 2008

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Inflation, home prices go opposite ways

by Jill Barshay

Feb 26, 2008

There was a big jump in wholesale prices in January showing inflation is rising faster than it has since 1981. Yet home prices are on a steep decline. Jill Barshay reports on what the conflicting figures say about the economy.

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U.S. wants sovereign wealth openness

by John Dimsdale

Feb 26, 2008

The United States has joined the European Union in pushing for more transparency and accountability in sovereign wealth funds, which manage state savings for the purposes of investment. John Dimsdale reports on what the U.S. and E.U. are concerned about.

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FDIC staffs up for failed banks

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Feb 26, 2008

In anticipation of a surge in bankrupt banks from the credit crisis, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is recruiting retirees experienced in handling insolvent financial institutions. Stacy Vanek-Smith reports.

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Where does that $3 trillion go?

by Kai Ryssdal

Feb 26, 2008

This year President Bush proposed a federal budget of more than $3 trillion. Kai Ryssdal talks to Scott Bittle, author of "Where Does the Money Go?," about how taking a closer look at the spending of federal dollars could help avoid future deficits.

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Oil industry needs fill-up of skilled labor

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 26, 2008

With oil demand and prices at all-time highs, American oil companies are desperately trying to find more skilled workers. Schools are responding by pumping up programs to increase the flow of technicians. Kate Archer Kent reports.

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Google jumps into undersea cable

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 26, 2008

Google has partnered with five Asian telecommunications firms to build a 6,000 mile undersea broadband cable connecting the U.S. with Japan. Jeff Tyler reports on what the Internet giant could be planning.

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Is there a check on banks' political clout?

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 26, 2008

Commentator Jeff Birnbaum says recent legislation pushed in the Senate by bank lobbyists shows just how much political power the nation's richest industries have.

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Israel looks for cure to doctor shortage

by Marketplace Staff

Feb 26, 2008

Medical schools in Israel aren't graduating enough doctors to replace the large numbers of retiring physicians. So the country is turning to the U.S. tactic of bringing in doctors from overseas. Daniel Estrin reports.

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Music from the episode

Ice Cream New Young Pony Club

Party at Ground Zero Fishbone

Let's Call It Off - Single Version Peter Bjorn and John

Wake Up and Smell the Millennium Nobody

I Wanna Be Adored The Stone Roses

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