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Marketplace Minute with Bill Radke 2/12

Feb 12, 2010
This week: eurozone woes, high-speed Google net, snow freezes business, and fallen Olympians.

Fed could raise the discount rate

Feb 10, 2010
In prepared remarks, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke said before long, the Fed may raise the discount rate, the interest rate it charges member banks. Bill Radke gets more from Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo.

Tracing Toyota's faults pre-recall

Feb 9, 2010
Safety regulators are coming under scrutiny for failing to spot issues with Toyota vehicles before the company needed to implement a massive recall. But not everyone was asleep at the wheel. Bill Radke delves deeper with Marketplace's Brett Neely.

Marketplace Minute with Bill Radke 2/5

Feb 5, 2010
This week: Toyota/Prius woes, the federal deficit, iPad versus Kindle, "Lost" makes you lose time and the euro weathers Europe's debts.

How's that consumer financial agency?

Feb 3, 2010
Buckling to government pressure, Citibank will withhold a fee on low checking accounts. How does this play into the president's agenda for banking regulation? Bill Radke talks to Los Angeles Times business columnist David Lazarus.

A case for renewable energy in Davos

Jan 27, 2010
Bill Radke talks to Davos attendee Bill Gross, CEO of the Pasadena Company eSolar, about his eco-initiative building solar thermal plants in China and what message he wants to share at the World Economic Forum.

Marketplace Minute with Bill Radke 1/22

Jan 22, 2010
This week: Corporate ad buying, Cadbury and Kraft, proprietary trading limits, Goldman Sachs, China, Japan Airlines and the Massachusetts Senate race.

No info from the other driver? No cash.

Jan 20, 2010
What happens when you get rear-ended on the highway and the other driver takes off without giving you their information? Bill Radke talks to L.A. Times business columnist David Lazarus, who retells this tale and its costly consequences.

Values can shape economic recovery

Jan 15, 2010
We've pinpointed the reasons for the financial collapse, now what can we learn from it? Bill Radke talks to Reverend Jim Wallis, who says re-examining morals can influence a strong economic recovery.

Marketplace Minute with Bill Radke 1/15

Jan 15, 2010
This week: Mad NBC hosts, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, President Obama's fees on banks, Google says goodbye to China, and frozen oranges.