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Jun 16, 2009

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Are housing starts a sign of the bottom?

by Dan Grech
Jun 16, 2009
After a dismal April, home construction did surprisingly well in May, depending on how you look at the numbers. So is the bottom of the housing market here? Dan Grech reports.
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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Who's responsible for California now?

by Bob Moon
Jun 16, 2009
California is broke, and the federal government has rejected the Golden State's bid for a bailout. So, what happens next? Bob Moon reports.
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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

BBC opposes sharing license fee

by Stephen Beard
Jun 16, 2009
The British Broadcasting Corporation may be forced to share the revenue it makes from a license fee with commercial rivals. Stephen Beard reports the BBC will fight the plan.
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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Why hedge funds are starting up again

by Amy Scott
Jun 16, 2009
New hedge funds are opening all over the place. But with the average fund losing 20% last year and new regulations around the corner, why? Amy Scott reports.
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Exploring the rational market theory

by Marketplace Staff
Jun 16, 2009
Time's Justin Fox talks with Kai Ryssdal about why so many people once believed in the rational market theory, which suggests that the stock market knows what it's doing and is always right, and what the next economic model might look like.
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Inventor, 89, has his eye on diamonds

by John Dimsdale
Jun 16, 2009
By the age of 80, most people have retired. But not Zalman Shapiro, an 89-year-old inventor. He just received his 15th patent for a process that may make diamonds cheaper for jewelry and technology.
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Letters: Protectionism, grants, height

by Marketplace Staff
Jun 16, 2009
Kai Ryssdal reviews what listeners had to say about the stimulus package's "Buy American" provision, whether research grants are creating jobs, and how height may affect your success.
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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

It's a recession baby!

by Tamara Keith
Jun 16, 2009
Recessions have a nasty way of messing with people's plans. But for some couples a bad economy is the perfect time for a little addition. Tamara Keith reports.
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