Monday, October 26, 2009
In this show. . .
Health reform not focusing on waste
While the U.S. health care system reportedly wastes about $700 billion a year, Congress isn't focusing on cutting out the waste in its overhaul legislation. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Plan would target firms 'too big to fail'
Congressional leaders are expected to propose a plan requiring large banks, brokers and insurance companies to set aside reserves for bad times, and oblige big banks to write up something like a living will. John Dimsdale reports.
Report: Cuts speed newspapers' decline
Newspaper circulation dropped 10% nationwide compared to last year, a new report says. And the pace of decline is accelerating, thanks in part to a vicious cycle of cuts. Jeremy Hobson reports.
'Paranormal' a big hit on a small budget
Although supposedly produced on a $15,000 budget, Paramount Studio's "Paranormal Activity" movie has become a nationwide success. Bob Moon explores what's behind the latest "Blair Witch"-style horror phenomenon.
A pragmatic response to climate change
Author Stewart Brand's "Whole Earth Catalog" offered readers a vision of returning to the land in order to live sustainably. Kai Ryssdal talks to Brand about his latest book, which tackles climate change using a somewhat different tone.
Publishing according to Klosterman
In his new book, "Eating The Dinosaur," author Chuck Klosterman covers everything from America's relationship with Abba to why laugh tracks are offensive. He talks to Kai Ryssdal about the art and business of publishing.
Big treasure fuels metal detector rush
Earlier this year, a U.K. man with a metal detector discovered a hoard of gold and silver Anglo-Saxon artifacts worth millions. The scale of his find has fueled a mini boom in metal detecting. Stephen Beard reports.
Kai Ryssdal's final note...
A last taste of the bank-induced economic meltdown in Iceland last year. McDonalds announced today it's going to be closing up shop in Reykjavik. The collapse of the Icelandic krona after the financial crisis ate away at its profit margins.One other currency-related thought. The dollar got a break today. It had its best day against the euro since August.
Marketplace datebook for Tuesday, October 27, 2009
- The Senate Environment Committee holds a hearing on global climate change with Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson and others.
- J Street, a pro-Israel and pro-peace political action lobby, holds its first national conference. The event will be held in Washington, D.C.
- And please remember that etiquette expert Emily Post was born on this day in 1872. Thank you.
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