Joel Patterson
Associate Producer, Marketplace Money
SHORT BIO
Joel Patterson joined the Marketplace Index team in November 2011.
Latest Stories (61)
Hybrids win in Exxon Mobil's yearly energy outlook
Dec 8, 2011
Hybrid cars win, coal loses as the world's largest energy company looks to 2040.
Minnesota in the black -- for now
Dec 2, 2011
An unexpected budget surplus sees Minnesota in the black...at least for now.
November car sales helped by product placement
Dec 1, 2011
Automakers reported big November numbers, and the Jeep Wrangler's starring role in a popular video game may have helped spur the rally.
Layoffs numbers bode ominously
Nov 30, 2011
Planned layoffs are up in 2011 over the previous year -- and there's still a month to go.
E-book sales lure once-skeptical authors
Nov 29, 2011
Ray Bradbury's classic "Fahrenheit 451" available as e-book for first time.
Product placement takes on new meaning
Nov 28, 2011
Dunder Mifflin, the first name in fictional paper, prepares for a real-world launch.
For car buyers, size matters
Nov 23, 2011
Sales of compact cars are about to eclipse those of mid-size cars, and that's a good thing.
Legislating airline baggage fees
Nov 22, 2011
Congress will consider letting your first bag fly free.