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The new stocks on the Dow Jones block
General Motors and Citigroup were booted from the Dow Jones index this week. So what's it like for the new kids, Cisco Systems and Travelers? Our Marketplace Players imagine a possible classroom scenario. (06/05/2009)
Your next Facebook friend? A robot!
Researchers at the University of United Arab Emirates are using Facebook to make it easier for robots to converse with humans. The Marketplace Players wonder how it might go. (05/06/2009)
If it worked for Bernie, why not U.S.?
As a Senate committee looks into how regulators missed Bernard Madoff's investment scam, the Marketplace Players wonder if the senators are really interested in fixing what's broken. (01/27/2009)
Cash under the mattress
As Americans lose confidence in banks and markets, there's always the safety of your own mattress. But as Rico Gagliano and the Marketplace Players explain, while we've been off investing elsewhere, the rules may have changed. (10/17/2008)
A Marketplace broadcast from 2033
Is there an end to these financial disasters? To get an answer, Rico Gagliano and the Marketplace Players went to the future and brought back tape of a Marketplace broadcast 25 years from now. (10/10/2008)
For financial ruin, try Banking CEO
Do you or someone you know have an upstanding financial institution they need destroyed? The Marketplace Players have just the thing to bring your bank to its knees. (09/29/2008)
IRS making sure your rebate gets spent
Most taxpayers will get anywhere from $600 to $1,200 from Uncle Sam as part of the federal plan to stimulate the economy. But many taxpayers will use the money to pay down debts instead. So, as Rico Gagliano reports, the IRS isn't taking any chances. (04/01/2008)
Say 'Yes' to Prop. 111
In honor of the political season, the Marketplace Players have rereleased some classic campaign ads for and against Prop. 111 -- which, depending on what you believe, will either give your children candy or roll them off of skyscrapers. (01/10/2008)
Dump the audio books, stick with Kai
WARNING: Listening to audio books and not Kai Ryssdal while driving could result in you crashing your car.... A public service announcement from the Marketplace Players. (10/22/2007)
End-of-world sale! Time is running out!
Cars.com says it'll launch its 2008 marketing campaign with two Super Bowl commercials. Meanwhile, Christmas ads are already cropping up. The Marketplace Players figure it's just a matter of time before some enterprising ad man takes the next step. (10/12/2007)
