Latest from Janet Babin

• Dec 31, 2010

  Is the commercial real estate market getting back to normal?

  The sale of the landmark Hancock Tower building in Boston may be a sign of a return to normalcy in the commercial real estate market, some say.

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• Dec 30, 2010

  Finding deals costs money

  More than 35 million people subscribe to Groupon's daily online coupon offers. So why does the company need money? Janet Babin reports.

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• Dec 29, 2010

  Tech shares in high demand on private market

  Popular tech companies like Facebook and Twitter have billion-dollar estimated values, which are all based on what investors are willing to pay on the private secondary market. But that sort of trading may be getting too popular for its own good.

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• Dec 28, 2010

  Snowstorms stall post-holiday shopping

  Retailers lost profits during the key weekend of the post-holiday season, as many shoppers opted to stay home. Marketplace's Janet Babin reports.

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• Dec 23, 2010

  How bad will the municipal bond market get?

  There has been some talk that the municipal bond market is going to bring trouble, and an analyst predicts hundreds of billions of dollars in defaults. Janet Babin looks into the matter.

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• Dec 22, 2010

  Net neutrality rules could still allow for advantages

  The FCC voted on new rules for net neutrality today, prohibiting unreasonable discrimination on the Internet. But as Janet Babin reports, there still might be enough loopholes to allow advantages.

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• Dec 21, 2010

  How net neutrality might affect your Internet use

  The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote tomorrow on net neutrality, which enforce an even playing field for all Internet websites, big or small. Some argue that such rules are unnecessary.

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• Dec 18, 2010

  FDA says Avastin can’t be used to treat breast cancer

  The FDA says the world's best selling cancer medication can't be used to treat breast cancer. The drug is called Avastin. And it's made by the pharmaceutical company Roche.

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• Dec 17, 2010

  The numbers of the tax cut compromise

  Marketplace's Steve Chiotakis talks with Janet Babin about the numbers of the tax cut compromise passed by Congress, and what they mean for tax payers.

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• Dec 16, 2010

  Home building numbers are up, foreclosure numbers are down

  The number of new homes people started to build was up in November, more than expected. Couple that with news from RealtyTrac that there were 21 percent fewer foreclosure filings for the month, and you could be thinking the housing market's on the rebound. Janet Babin has more.

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