Wednesday, October 7, 2009
In this show. . .
Exploring a state-run health care plan
Democrats and Republicans continue to search for a common ground on the health-care debate. The latest idea: a state-run public health plan. What would that entail? Tamara Keith reports.
Debit will be hot this holiday season
Credit-card purchases usually rise in the lead-up to the holidays. But this year, studies show consumers are increasingly steering away from credit and opting for debit. Mitchell Hartman reports.
'King' revamps for global conquest
Burger King patrons will soon be privy to brick walls and industrial metal counter-tops as the chain revamps its restaurants to make it more globally competitive. But this might be a tough sell for franchisees. Rico Gagliano reports.
Could tax credits help create jobs?
The U.S. is down more than 8 million jobs since the recession started, and the Obama administration is considering giving companies tax credits if they create new jobs. Harvard University economist Greg Mankiw explains to Kai Ryssdal how it might work.
East Germany survives in retail form
After East Germany fell, many of its companies were closed and privatized. But some survived. On the 60th anniversary of the communist German Democratic Republic, Brett Neely takes us to a few stores from that era that are still doing business.
CIT saga is just business as usual
If business lender CIT Group falls into bankruptcy, taxpayers will end up losing $2.3 billion, which is what the firm got from the bailout last year. But commentator Robert Reich says CIT stands to gain about $1 billion from taxpayers' loss.
NYC threatens to rip Garment District
New York City's Garment District has been a major hub for clothes production for over 100 years. But proposed zoning law changes would open the area up for development. Kai Ryssdal talks to designer Nanette Lepore, who is fighting the changes.
Kai Ryssdal's final note
What to get for the global traveler who has everything? ust in time for the holiday rush, Amazon's cutting prices on its e-book reader, the Kindle, and coming out with an international version, too. Kindles will work in 100 countries, including Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Hungary.But not in Canada. From the Toronto Globe and Mail today, I learned you can't get a Kindle north of the border.
Marketplace datebook for Thursday, October 8, 2009
- The Labor Department releases its weekly report on initial jobless claims
- It's National Depression Screening Day. Individuals can be anonymously screened for depression for free. Go to mentalhealthscreening.org for more info.
- And on this day in 1956, New York Yankees' pitcher Don Larson pitched the only perfect game in World Series history.
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