Latest from Millie Jefferson

• Jan 31, 2013

  Place your Marketplace prop bets

  

  Gamblers don't just bet on who will win the Super Bowl, bookmakers also collect proposition bets for the game, wagering on things like how Beyonce will style her hair during the halftime show. Those bets don't have to be limited to sports — for instance: How many times will Kai Ryssdal say "Marketplace" on Friday's show? Place your bets now.

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• Nov 29, 2012

  A fiscal cliff countdown clock? What would you rather count down?

  

  CNBC has a countdown clock marking how many days, hours, minutes and seconds until we fall off of the fiscal cliff. But that's so boring…what else would you use a countdown clock for?

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• Nov 12, 2012

  Poll: Does your debt feel as high as Mount Everest?

  

  If your personal debt were represented topographically, how big would it be?

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• Aug 18, 2012

  Sound of Money: Back-to-school shopping

  

  In a few weeks, students will be heading back to school. How much are they spending so that they're ready to hit the books?

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• Jun 15, 2012

  ReMarket Podcast: The bookends

  

  Taking a closer listen to the open and final note of the show — how Marketplace grabs your attention at the beginning, and leaves you thinking at the end.

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• Oct 13, 2011

  Blackberry, feel my shame

  So, after three days of messing up our lives, Blackberry came out with its big apology. You can check out the whole thing here, But here's the gist…

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• May 30, 2011

  The top grossing summer films of all time

  

  The summer movie that started it all actually made people scared to do one very summery activity: go to the beach. The 1975 thriller "Jaws" set t…

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• Jan 27, 2011

  Wassup! The Most Memorable Super Bowl Ads

  

  As the economy improves, companies are returning to the days of producing high-priced, high profile Super Bowl ads. Jennifer Collins' story on…

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• Dec 2, 2010

  Analyzing the Fed’s bank loan data

  

  If you've ever tried to sort through transactions on your own bank statements, you will appreciate the work produced by The Wall Street Journal a…

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• Jul 21, 2010

  The Most Marketable Player in Baseball

  

  Advertisers love Derek Jeter. According to a survey by SportsBusinessDaily…

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