Sep 17, 2008

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How'd we get in this mess? A look back

by Kai Ryssdal

Sep 17, 2008

Kai Ryssdal takes us back to the point at which the financial markets' problems began -- five years ago when the Fed made it cheap to borrow money and Wall Street took advantage, devising complicated investment schemes that hid their high risk.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Few signals given before sudden turns

by Bob Moon

Sep 17, 2008

In the year-and-a-half since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said the credit crisis would be contained, the markets have kept a mostly cautious stance. But a couple of weeks ago things changed -- and not for the better. Bob Moon reconstructs the course of events.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

Where does bailout money come from?

by Marketplace Staff

Sep 17, 2008

The government's been throwing cash around willy-nilly to bail out Bear Stearns, AIG and Fannie and Freddie. Where's all that money coming from? And how often can Bernanke and Paulson keep going back to that well? John Dimsdale reports.

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Fallout: The Financial Crisis

More government won't solve this crisis

by Marketplace Staff

Sep 17, 2008

Commentator David Frum sees the point some are making about the credit crisis -- that what's needed to fix things is the strong hand of government. But he strongly disagrees.

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Slowdown raises product-safety worry

by Scott Tong

Sep 17, 2008

In China, three babies have died and more than 6,000 have suffered kidney damage from tainted infant formula. With Chinese factories feeling the pressure of the global economic slowdown, it could be a sign of things to come. Scott Tong reports.

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NFL doesn't like how profits line up

by Kai Ryssdal

Sep 17, 2008

National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell is warning that the league won't be bringing in as much money as originally predicted. Terry Lefton at the Sports Business Journal got his hands on the commissioner's memo. He talks with Kai Ryssdal.

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Hello, Bhutan? It's capitalism calling

by Lisa Napoli

Sep 17, 2008

The tiny Asian kingdom of Bhutan has had cell phones for just a few years, and a choice of providers for only a few months. Now its people are experiencing what happens when a company competes for their business. Lisa Napoli reports.

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He Lays In The Reins Calexico, Iron & Wine

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