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02-14-12 Marketplace Tech Report

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Remember MySpace? Not all that long ago, it was out on the bleeding edge of social media. It had 76 million users, everybody loved it, musicians flocked to it, it was the place to be, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. paid nearly $600 million for it. And then -- crickets. But now, MySpace is showing signs of life.

02-14-12 Marketplace Morning Report

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Two former Bear Stearns executives accused of misleading investors about the quality of risky mortgages have settled with the federal government. Waffle House is transforming more than a hundred restaurants into Valentine wonderlands. President Obama is meeting today with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who is expected to be the next president of China. And some experts are looking to Zynga's earnings to help predict how Facebook will fare in the coming months.

02-13-12 Marketplace Index

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

In a city where political gridlock rules, especially in an election year, consider the President's budget more of a rough sketch. It's high on money for schools and infrastructure. It tries to cut the deficit by $4 trillion over ten years. It also favors higher taxes on corporations and the wealthiest of Americans. Karen Shaw Petrou of Federal Financial Analytics in Washington wishes the budget wasn't so easy for congress to dismiss as election year pandering. "It should be taken seriously," she tells us. And the Daily Pulse is down on news unemployment among America’s vets is hovering at a stifling 13 percent.

02-13-12 Marketplace

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

The Greek parliament has approved a new austerity plan. What would happen if the U.S. economy adopted the Greek austerity measures? Today, a share of Apple went up to over $500 -- but it's still actually pretty cheap. General Electric plans to hire 5,000 U.S. veterans over the next five years. Kai Ryssdal talks to renowned sociologist Eric Klinenberg about biggest demographic shift since the Baby Boom, and to writer Abe Sauer about the product placements economy.

02-13-12 Marketplace Mid-day Update

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

President Obama will announce his proposed budget for 2013 today, and it is expected to include a lot of infrastructure spending. In Greece, big budget cuts were passed over the weekend -- but how do the new minimum wage requirements and public sector job cuts there compare to the U.S.? And we take a closer look at the world of natural gas through the eyes of an energy company CEO.

02-13-12 Marketplace Tech Report

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Windows still runs more than three-quarters of the world's PCs. And the upcoming Windows 8 is about Microsoft using that existing heft to power its way onto smaller screens too. Online opinions differ wildly on whether consumers will dig it, but one thing is for sure: Windows 8 looks dramatically different from the Windows that you're used to today -- Microsoft is trying to reinvent Windows for post-PC era. Also, we construct a boffo campaign speech from nothing but the titles of songs in President Obama’s Spotify playlist.

02-13-12 Marketplace Morning Report

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

02-10-12 Marketplace Index

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

While it looks to some like Greece just won't take its bitter medicine and accept deep austerity measures proposed by its eurozone partners, others say more austerity is essentially political theater. Dimitiri Papadimitriou, the head of the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, says the European Central Bank, the European Union and the International Monetary Fund cannot realistically expect them to be implemented. And the Daily Pulse is down a beat today on news that Americans are less enthusiastic about spending their hard-earned cash than we were a month ago. With gas prices up and wages flat, it's no surprise that today's consumer-sentiment index was down.

02-10-12 Marketplace

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

President Obama shifts the responsibility of providing contraceptive coverage from religious institutions to insurers. Political contributions often flow to the most successful candidate. The European Commission has new guidelines out regulating the sounds electric vehicles can and can't make. And Kai Ryssdal talks to Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, on the intent of yesterday's foreclosure settlement.

02-10-12 Marketplace Money

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Host Tess Vigeland is reporting from New York City, surrounded by fabulous frocks on display for Fashion Week. And what we're seeing on the runways could eventually end up at a Target store near you. We'll look at how haute couture ends up with an affordable price tag. If you're job hunting, here's what not to do: Send out hundreds of resumes. Some advice for getting noticed in the job market. And the thought of Valentine's Day may break your heart, but it doesn't have to break your bank. We're celebrating February the 14th on the cheap.