Details when we do the numbers. Marketplace reporter Scott Horsley says the combination creates the combination creates the nation's largest radio operation with 671 stations. Listener Mail Marketplace listeners respond to a recent commentary calling for government intervention in the economy and a piece on racism in the real estate industry. Since the summer, trillions of dollars have been wiped out by the stock market's decline. Marketplace commentator Russ Thibeault says he's surprised that most Americans are choosing to stay in the market for the long haul.
Some astronomers think so.
Wendy Nelson of the Great Lakes Radio Consortium reports the scientists are making an appeals to large urban areas to hit the dimmer switch. Under environmental regulations, its competitors will soon have to follow suit. Find out why, coming up on Marketplace.