Friday, September 4, 2009
In this show. . .
So, what's a healthy job market again?
Unemployment jumped again in August, but the number of jobs lost is the smallest number in a year. Bad or good news? Mitchell Hartman reports on what a healthy job market is supposed to look like.
Investors take on more risks
Junk-rate companies in emerging markets sold more debt in the last seven weeks than they have in the last year. Jeremy Hobson reports on an increasing appetite for risk.
Is E-Verify too demanding on business?
Federal contractors will soon be required to use the E-Verify system to confirm their employees' eligibility to work in the U.S. Jeff Tyler reports.
'I was laid off, now I'm laid on'
Lots of people are still out of work, but some are starting to ease back in, like commentator Glenn Miller. But he's not quite sure what to make of it.
Weekly Wrap: Reforming the banks
Clusterstock's John Carney and Reuters blogger Felix Salmon talk with Kai Ryssdal about Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's plans to regulate the financial system.
ESPN's leap into the major leagues
ESPN President George Bodenheimer got his start in the mailroom 29 years ago, back when a 24-hour sports network was considered a crazy idea. He talks with Kai Ryssdal about what ESPN means for sports today.
Where did the weekend come from?
Right now millions of Americans are probably counting the minutes until their weekend starts. But the idea of a weekend is a pretty new concept. Krissy Clark reports.
Kai Ryssdal's final note...
Something I've been meaning to mention for a couple of days now. Have you seen the price of gold lately?It's part economic fundamentalism and part common sense, but the shiny yellow stuff is traditionally held to be the safest of safe havens.
A place to put your money when you think the economy's going down the drain.
With that I offer you today's high -- $997.20 an ounce
For some context here, gold last year when Lehman Brothers went under and people were thinking economic catastrophe?
Nowhere close -- down below $800.
Marketplace datebook for Monday, September 7, 2009
- It's a holiday staple. No stock market. You can plot how to make your millions while standing over a BBQ.
- Vice President Biden gets into the Labor Day spirit. He travels to Pittsburgh for the city's annual parade.
- And more reasons to draw you to your couch. ESPN debuted 30 years ago on September 7th, 1979. Its first show was SportCenter, now its flagship news program.
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