Friday, October 2, 2009
In this show. . .
Big hole to fill in the labor market
The latest jobs report tells us that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate increased to the highest it's been in 26 years. Mitchell Hartman reports it may be awhile before it's all over.
Did the Fed play fair in Lehman case?
A court-appointed examiner is looking into whether the Federal Reserve improperly elbowed its way in front of other creditors owed money in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. Steve Henn reports.
Publishers disconnect on e-book biz
Publisher Harper Collins has delayed the release of an electronic version of Sarah Palin's new memoir. Bob Moon reports on why publishers are taking different approaches to the e-reader challenge.
Weekly Wrap: Health care, regulation
The Atlantic's Megan McArdle and Reuters blogger Felix Salmon talk with Tess Vigeland about whether the public option for health care is dead and if financial regulation will still get done.
Hi, Google Wave, it's me. Are you there?
Search giant Google has unveiled its latest personal communication and collaboration tool, Google Wave. But commentator John Moe says not everyone gets a ride.
Survey: Workers feel jobs are stagnant
Jim Davis from the talent management firm DDI talks with Tess Vigeland about results from a survey conducted by his company that measured the satisfaction workers felt with their jobs.
What's in Macau's cards for the future?
The Chinese territory of Macau is the gambling epicenter of Asia. But the businessman who runs it all has been hospitalized for weeks, and many wonder what Macau will look like once he's gone. Scott Tong reports.
Tess Vigeland's final note...
The ghost of Bernie Madoff came back to haunt his family today. The court-appointed trustee overseeing restitution for his victims sued Madoff's brother, sons and a niece.Irving Picard accuses those family members of using the business as a "piggy bank."
The lawsuit demands that they return some $200 million for redistribution to investors who fell prey to Madoff's Ponzi scheme.
Madoff is serving a 150-year prison term after pleading guilty to the fraud.
Marketplace datebook for Monday, October 5, 2009
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is announced in Stockholm.
- With summer temperatures cooling into fall, the American Gas Association discusses the winter heating season at the National Press Club.
- And on October 5th, 1950, after a run on radio, "You Bet Your Life" made its TV debut with Groucho Marx hosting.
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