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    Shoptimism

    Lee Eisenberg, author of the book "Shoptimism: Why the American Consumer Will Keep on Buying No Matter What," talks with Tess Vigeland about how shopping can actually provide meaning in our lives. More»

Thanksgiving postcards

It’s hard to be optimistic, considering the country’s economic plight. But Americans are, by nature, optimistic people. At no time is that more evident than the day before Thanksgiving when the unemployment rate is plus 10%.

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Turkey stuff

If you watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, one thing you will not see is an ad in which a little girl talks about burnt feathers and turkey poop.

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Taxing the Street

Perhaps you heard on the Marketplace Morning report this proposal to tax Wall Street transactions. The revenues would go toward deficit reduction and job creation on Main Street. I understand the motivation behind this, but there’s a pretty good case against it.

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Morning Reading

Good morning. Here’s what has caught my eye so far today:

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The death of checks

It’s coming at some point. The checkbook will be tossed onto the dustbin of history, as debit cards and who knows what else take over. The question is — will the check be allowed to gradually disappear or will it be murdered? British banks want to kill it ASAP.

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Defaulting? Throw a party

A jaw-dropping statistic out today: 1 in 4 homeowners now owes more on their mortgage than the house is worth. Being under water on a home must be some kind of awful. Or is it? We have a good case study to discuss.

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Marketplace online features

Marketplace Minute

Recession Rocks

Feel like grooving with the economic funk or head-banging to the financial rock 'n' roll? Plug in.

Videos: Small Town Hall

Do kids know what the recession is?

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Starting Over
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Hostile takeovers

Hostile TakeoversWatch the video

We all know what a takeover is. That's when one company agrees to be bought by another. But what happens when companies don't agree and the takeover goes hostile? Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains. Watch the video.

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Special Reports and Series

The Borrowers »

The rise of debt in America, and how living beyond our means helped bring down the economy. The role of credit in the financial crisis and where we go from here. Get more.

The Big Shift »

The recession has changed our financial lives. A look at wealth and prosperity in the middle class and how we live now. Get more.

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Getting Personal »
Chris Farrell

Q: Planning on living abroad

My wife and I might eventually move abroad, for a couple of years, maybe for good... do we need to think about fluctuations in currency exchange (in case the $ drops against the currency of our future home country?). Thomas, Burlington, VT Read Chris Farrell's answer »

The Specials

GAME: Budget Hero

Budget Hero

Think you could balance the federal budget? Play the game.

Conversations from the Corner OfficeTM

Conversations From the Corner Office

Marketplace goes one-on-one with CEOs, company founders, head honchos...

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Working

Working

Intimate profiles of workers in the global economy.

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