Marketplace

Oil in water after Gulf rig explosion

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:55:47 -0500

Kai Ryssdal talks to Marketplace's Eve Troeh about this morning's explosion on an oil rig off the Louisiana coast, west of BP's Deepwater Horizon rig.

Banks must be able to fail, Bernanke says

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:44:24 -0500

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that there should be a process to allow banks, too big and otherwise, to fail. Critics are skeptic such an idea will actually happen.

Burger King going private, again

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:05:59 -0500

Burger King is going private for the second time in eight years. Being a private company may give time for the company to rejuvenate the brand, or the new investors can just borrow and not invest money into the company, like the last time.

Hertz, Avis offer big bucks for Dollar Thrifty

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:44:40 -0500

The travel industry was hit hard by the recession. But rental car companies Hertz and Avis are putting up a fight for another rental company Dollar Thrifty.

A lot of firing, not enough hiring

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:44:54 -0500

New York Times columnist David Leonhardt says that the lack of hiring is the bigger problem in today's economy, more so than the number of layoffs.

The business of estimating risk

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:45:00 -0500

Kai Ryssdal talks to Bill Keogh, senior vice president of risk-consulting firm EQECAT, about how the firm estimates damages.

Strawberry Shortcake's trendy new look

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:45:07 -0500

Strawberry Shortcake at 30 now sports a cute miniskirt and plays rock guitar. No more dowdy pinafore for her -- but reporter Sally Herships misses the Strawberry Shortcake of her childhood.