Thursday, September 10, 2009
In this show. . .
Inspecting Obama's health care claims
In his prime-time speech, President Obama said fixing health care would cost $900 billion over the next decade and help millions of uninsured people get coverage. Tamara Keith checks out a few of his claims.
Is EU offer to poor countries enough?
The European Union may offer nearly $22 billion a year by 2020 to developing nations to fight global warming and sing on to a climate change treaty. Is it an offer too good to refuse? Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
Herbicide sales hurt Monsanto's profits
Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, will be falling short on their earnings this year. That'll end eight years of gain. Jeremy Hobson reports.
Small donations help fight child deaths
A new report by UNICEF says early childhood deaths have fallen below nine million for the first time on record. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports donations have played a big role in making it happen.
Before you say 'fire my team's coach...'
As football season kicks off, the state of the economy has commentator and sportswriter Jon Wertheim rethinking about how cavalier he will be in calling for coaches to get canned.
Crisis rattled belief in financial system
Lehman Brothers' collapse a year ago shattered the blind faith that Americans at all levels of society had placed in the financial system. Kai Ryssdal examines how trust was abused and what it will take to rebuild it.
Kai Ryssdal's final note...
One last thought about the passing of Lehman Brothers. A year ago today was perhaps the last quiet moment before the chaos of late September and early October of 2008.Lehman reported a $3.9 billion quarterly loss that day. Its share price fell 45 percent.
By the time the month was out Merrill Lynch and Washington Mutual were gone. AIG had gotten an $85 billion bailout, which proved to be only a down payment. The Federal Reserve had begun lending money to almost any institution that needed it.
And on October 3rd, TARP -- the $700-billion bank bailout -- passed the House on its second try.
Marketplace datebook for Friday, September 11, 2009
- Events in Washington and New York mark the 8th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
- The University of Michigan releases its preliminary September survey of consumer sentiment.
- And a national group that organizes day laborers continues a five-day convention in Silver Spring, Md.
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