Apr 15, 2009

Marketplace for Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Segments From this episode

Benefits seen in stress test findings

by Ashley Milne-Tyte

Apr 15, 2009

Federal regulators have been reticent to release results from stress tests given to big banks, but now they plan to release certain details. What's the benefit of making those details public? Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.

LISTEN

EMBED

Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Higher hotel taxes may come with aloha

by Marketplace Staff

Apr 15, 2009

Facing a $2 billion shortfall in revenue, Hawaii is mulling an increased tax on hotel bills. But that might not be a good thing for the state's tourism business. Jennifer Collins reports.

LISTEN

EMBED

United to charge more for wide bodies

by Jeremy Hobson

Apr 15, 2009

Obese passengers who can't fit into their assigned seats on United Airlines flights will now be required to buy a second ticket -- even if there's an open seat. Jeremy Hobson reports.

LISTEN

EMBED

Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Treasury's spent $124 billion on . . .

by Steve Henn

Apr 15, 2009

The Federal Reserve has been buying mortgage-backed securities, driving mortgage rates to historic lows. But the U.S. Treasury has been doing the same thing, and nobody's seemed to notice. Steve Henn reports.

LISTEN

EMBED

The Road to Ruin?

The unfulfilled promise of Youngstown

by Amy Scott

Apr 15, 2009

Six months ago people in Youngstown, Ohio, were abuzz about the Chevy Cruze being built in a nearby plant. Marketplace's Amy Scott checks in to see how residents are coping now that GM is near bankruptcy and the unemployment rate is nearing 14%.

LISTEN

EMBED

Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Bank policy of necessity or calculation?

by Marketplace Staff

Apr 15, 2009

With Goldman Sachs joining the ranks of banks that want to return their TARP funds, some are wondering if the Obama administration's banking policy is working. Commentator David Frum says it depends on which policy you're talking about.

LISTEN

EMBED

India's Dalits seek economic equality

by Rico Gagliano

Apr 15, 2009

Some Indians are hoping a politician named Mayawati will be elected their prime minister. As a Dalit -- the lowest of Indian castes -- her rise may give others hope. But most people of that social level are still struggling. Rico Gagliano reports.

LISTEN

EMBED

Marketplace for Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Music from the episode

Give Sackcloth Fashion

Knockturn Afer Marc Grau

City Limits Dujeous

Diamonds Jet Harris

Latest Episodes From Our Shows

5:55 PM PST