Tuesday, November 17, 2009
In this show. . .
Did Geithner do right by AIG?
A report from the TARP Inspector General Neal Barofsky suggests we overpaid a good deal to rescue AIG. Senior editor Paddy Hirsch talks with Kai Ryssdal about Treasury Secretary Geithner's role in the bailout of AIG.
Some retailers aren't happy to see cash
More Americans say they'll be using cash instead of credit cards to pay for their holiday purchases this year. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports why that's bad new for retailers.
Opponents take aim at health bill
The Congressional Budget Office has been crunching the numbers to find out how much the Senate health-care overhaul will cost. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports the bill's opponents are having a field day.
Silverdome sold off, for a steal
City officials have auctioned off the Pontiac Silverdome for just over $500,000, even though it cost millions to build. Steve Henn reports.
A slow media movement
Have Facebook friend requests, cell-phone messages, incessant emails and texts made it impossible to disconnect? Feel overwhelmed? Sally Herships reports on one solution.
Letters: For-profit universities, jobs
Kai Ryssdal reviews what listeners had to say about stories involving for-profit schools like the University of Phoenix, and difficulty in finding work.
Capturing a niche in low-carbon market
China churns out solar panels, wind turbines, and more alternative energy than any other nation. It's also tops at spewing greenhouse gases, from all the coal it burns. But China sees a green lining there, too. Scott Tong reports.
Kai Ryssdal's final note...
The pricing pressures of a recession as seen through a glass of soda. Costco and Coca Cola are in a bit of spat.Coke's trying to maintain its prices and its profit margins. Costco's trying to get customers in the door by offering them lower prices.
That's the classic struggle between manufacturers and retailers.
This one's unusually public. Costco said yesterday it's not going to re-stock its Coke products until Coke offers what it calls "competitive pricing."
Marketplace datebook for Wednesday, November 18, 2009
- In Washington, the Commerce Department reports on new home construction for the month of October.
- The Labor Department let's us know what urbanites are spending on goods and services. The Consumer Price Index is released for October.
- And House Energy and Commerce subcommittees discuss H1N1 vaccine production and distribution.
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