Friday, November 13, 2009
In this show. . .
At least Americans are buying things
The U.S. trade deficit shot up in its biggest monthly jump in a decade. Imbalances between what we buy from overseas and what we sell abroad can be an economic drag, so John Dimsdale takes a look at the brighter side.
Government wants credit limit raise
The current U.S. credit limit is set at $12.1 trillion, and Congress will soon have to raise the legal limit on how much money the government can borrow. As Steve Henn reports, the administration is aiming for over $13 trillion.
Goolsbee: Hurry the financial fixes
Austan Goolsbee, one of the president's economic advisors, weighed in on the subject of "too big to fail," saying we might be losing our big chance to change the way the financial system works. Alisa Roth reports.
Dollar-menu costs can hurt profits
A dollar menu may seem like a great way for McDonald's to cut a profit in hard economic times, but franchisees can get grilled on food costs. Ashley Milne-Tyte explores how the fast food chain can benefit from cheaper items.
Weekly Wrap: Another bubble?
Kai Ryssdal takes a look at this week's action with Megan McArdle of the Atlantic magazine and business writer Heidi Moore.
A comeback for sales of fine art
Several art auctions over the past few weeks have been turning over healthy sales for dealers. Kai Ryssdal follows up with art advistor Richard Polsky, who had a painting this week in a Sotheby's auction.
Retail experiments in bad economy
Best Buy has been test marketing electric bicycles, motorcycles and Segways in 19 stores on the West Coast. Mitchell Hartman cruised his local outlet in Portland, Ore. to explore whether the gear was a stretch for the electronics retailer.
Kai Ryssdal's final note . . .
Outsourcing has hit California bovines. I don't know if people not in Calfornia have ever seen 'em, but the Calfornia Milk Advisory Board runs these ads all about how happy the cows here are, so they make better milk and cheese. Now we learn the spots were actually filmed in New Zealand. Cheaper there, it seems.I'll credit the Los Angeles Times with the line of the day: The Milk Advisory Board, it says, really shot itself in the hoof.
Marketplace datebook for Monday, November 16, 2009
- A monthly check in on how much American's are spending. The Commerce Department releases the October report on retail sales.
- A monthly check in on how much American's are spending. The Commerce Department releases the October report on retail sales.
- And Do-Re-Mi made its way into our lives 50 years ago. On November 16, 1959, "The Sound of Music" opened on Broadway.
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