Marketplace Midday Update, Wednesday, January 13, 2010

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MARKET UPDATE at 1:25 p.m. EST DOW +45.12; NASDAQ +15.83; S&P 500 +6.80 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 Morning Reading Good morning. Here’s what I’ve seen so far: items on Obama and the bankers, and NBC. LATER TODAY ON MARKETPLACE Federal stimulus money has one key priority: job creation. But, creating jobs in the prison system has sparked controversy. Karen Weise reports. Google is threatening to leave China over hacking and censorship concerns. What kind of implications would that move have on the future of business dealings with China? Mitchell Hartman reports. Carmakers may be upbeat about 2010 as they showcase their latest models at the Detroit Auto Show. Commentator Robert Reich says automakers should be focusing on getting jobs and creating new industries instead. Tune in to your local broadcast or listen online STORIES FROM MARKETPLACE MORNING REPORT White House says jobs could be worse The Obama administration's latest stimulus progress report explains that despite double-digit unemployment, things aren't as bad as they would have been without it. Steve Chiotakis talks to Marketplace's Sam Eaton. Trading OJ like they do in the movies It's been a tumultuous week for frozen orange juice prices thanks to the cold snap in Florida, and that's meant quite a ride for traders of orange juice futures. Sally Herships talked to a trader to find out if this week's events were anything like the movie "Trading Places." Colleges spending more on sports Colleges spending on athletics has risen significantly in the past several years, and many programs routinely don't break even. Brett Neely explores why this philosophy of spending is not sustainable. MARKETPLACE MONEY PERSONAL FINANCE IRS gets tough on tax preparers GFEs help clarify mortgage terms Escaping the mortgage battlefront 2010 money goals from our listeners How to be sharp in video job interviews Will Dodd act with time left in office? Accident inspires budgeting strategy Money lessons from The Simpsons 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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