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Social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook are creating a lot of buzz -- and a lot of money. According to a big investment today, Twitter is worth nearly $4 billion.

Steve Henn does the math.

The Commerce Department and the White House announced today plans to appoint a high-level privacy watchdog that would negotiate the issue of online privacy both overseas and in this country.

But privacy advocates aren't happy about it. Bob Moon goes over the details with Steve Henn.

Bill Radke talks to Marketplace's Steve Henn about billionaire Paul Allen's multi-patent lawsuit against a slew of top high-tech companies, like Facebook and Google.

Dollars will be a significant part of the United States' arsenal in the ramped-up battle against the Taliban.

Money will also be widely distributed as development aid. Steve Henn reports on the many uses of cold hard cash in the battle for hearts and minds.

Next month, President Obama will host an employment summit at the White House to find new ways to get Americans back to work.

Steve Henn talks to experts and explores how the administration might be able to do this successfully.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd has released his 1,136-page reform bill. Among its many proposals are tighter rules on Wall Street and a unified banking regulator.

Steve Henn reports.

Pretty much any way you look at it, we're in the worst job market this country has seen in 26 years. The unemployment rate hit 10.2% in October, and silver linings are hard to find.

Steve Henn reports.

Central banks have taken extraordinary steps to get the global economy going again, but easy money may be creating its own problems.

This week, both the World Bank and IMF warned that asset bubbles could be back, particularly in Asia. Steve Henn reports.

Bailout watchdog, Neil Barofsky said today the chances of getting all the bank bailout money back is slim. He's also worried the frantic efforts to save the financial system may have made it more unstable over the long term.

Steve Henn reports.

Despite the gains in the housing market, programs to help at-risk homeowners aren't doing enough to save millions of American from foreclosure, according to a new report.

Steve Henn has the story.