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NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about a business development that means one less headache for Halliburton. The Texas-based oil conglomerate has finally settled thousands of asbestos claims it inherited with the purchase of an engineering and construction firm.

NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about a statement Tuesday from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan suggesting higher interest rates could be coming soon.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the U.S. Federal Reserve's expected decision to raise interest rates, and how that could affect consumers who've racked up a lot of debt.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the latest U.S. Supreme Court rulings on several big-business cases, including Indian gaming and a challenge by telemarketers against the "do not call" registry.

- NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the ouster of Krispy Kreme's CEO after the doughnut chain's dismal year. He's being replaced with a "turnaround expert" whose last assignment was damage control at Enron.

Drug maker Merck knew about the health risks of taking the pain medication Vioxx long before it pulled the drug from the market, The Wall Street Journal reports. Hear NPR's Noah Adams talk to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace.

NPR's Noah Adams speaks with Bob Moon of Marketplace about what sluggish sales figures from retail giant Wal-Mart say about the nation's economy, and how it might affect the presidential race.

NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about how a threatened bankruptcy in Russia, continued sabotage of oil facilities and pipelines in Iraq and a recall vote in Venezuela have sent the price of crude oil to new highs.

The U.S. Department of Labor has released a report on job outsourcing -- Tess Vigeland of Marketplace talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about how well that report truly reflects the number of American jobs being moved overseas.

NPR's Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about lifestyle maven Martha Stewart's announcement that she will serve time in prison for securities fraud while she awaits an appeal on her conviction.