Marketplace Midday Update, Monday, December 7, 2009

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MARKET UPDATE at 1:00 p.m. EST DOW +26.68; NASDAQ -0.36; S&P 500 +0.94 Marketplace Minute With Bill Radke Watch Marketplace Morning Report host Bill Radke cram all the week's business news into a 60-second poem. LATEST NEWS FROM MARKETPLACE Listen to today's Morning Report | Marketplace Your questions answered If you have questions that haven’t been answered here, I’d like to point out a new collaboration in the public media world. The Economy Story project and PBS have assembled a panel to tackle your questions online. Planet Money With apologies to the NPR blog, I just thought it an appropriate title for this topic. I’ve been doing a lot of reading on the climate change summit, and one thing stands out. Like it or not, what happens in Copenhagen and beyond boils down to economics. Morning Reading A few items to start the week, including questions about the jobs report and three strikes on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. LATER TODAY ON MARKETPLACE The Environmental Protection Agency will finalize its ruling that greenhouse-gas emissions endanger public health. That would give the EPA power to regulate emissions, even without congressional approval. Sarah Gardner reports. One country the rest of the world might look to for lessons on carbon control is Japan. When you look at emissions per GDP, Japan is the most energy-efficient country on the planet. Rob Schmitz reports. Just in time for holiday shopping sprees and cookie binges, behavioral economist Dan Ariely talks with Kai Ryssdal about self control. He says the harder you try to resist temptation, the easier it is to give in. Tune in to your local broadcast or listen online STORIES FROM MARKETPLACE MORNING REPORT Alaska: Did we get what we paid for? The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for about $7 million, or 2 cents an acre. But Stacey Vanek-Smith talks to Professor David Barker of the University of Iowa about why it wasn't such a good deal in the long run. e-Bay wants a seat on Craigslist board Online auctioneer giant e-Bay is in a Delaware courtroom today fighting for a seat on the board of Craigslist. Bob Moon explains how the case began and where it gets confusing. Car companies seeking new ad agents Ad agency BBDO, which has done ads for Chrysler for decades, will soon be closing its Detroit office, leaving 500 people out of work. And Chrysler isn't the only carmaker looking for a new ad agent. Alisa Roth reports. MARKETPLACE MONEY PERSONAL FINANCE Government takeover of student loans? Job hunting basics for a tough market Investment lessons culled from Madoff The new digital pyramid scheme Don't let debt cancellation fool you Raising the bar on mortgages How to get equal pay for equal work I'm going to make some investing noise More from Marketplace Money Subscribe to the Marketplace Money newsletter SPONSOR Coverage from Marketplace, Marketplace Morning Report and Marketplace Money plus Web extras. SPECIAL REPORTS AND FEATURES We're on Twitter Get an early heads-up of what's coming up on the show and other tidbits from the business day. Follow us   Working Intimate profiles of real people with real families, real struggles, real dreams and real jobs. Meet them   Conversations from the Corner Office Marketplace goes one-on-one with CEOs, company founders, head honchos. Sit in The Next American Dream Marketplace looks at four pillars of the American Dream and how they're changing. Follow the Dream.

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