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NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace about companies that advertise on Sinclair Broadcast Group stations. Some of these advertisers are withdrawing their ads after Sinclair pledged to run a film that's harshly critical of Democratic candidate Sen. John Kerry in the days leading up to the presidential election.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about the controversy over Weyco, a Michigan company that's requiring employees to take a nicotine test. Four employees who refused to take test as part of its zero-tolerance policy on tobacco use quit before they were fired.

NPR's Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about an impressive tale of corporate graft: A 500-page report released Wednesday by the board of the Hollinger corporation accuses media magnate Conrad Black of looting the company of 95 percent of its profits over seven years.

The U.S. economy is strong -- but faces a crisis if the growing deficit is not reined in, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says. Speaking at a policy forum in Philadelphia, Greenspan highlighted health care and defense spending as two main challenges to fiscal restraint.

Two hundred years ago today, the United States signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty. For about 4 cents an acre, America more than doubled its size, helping fulfill Thomas Jefferson's dreams for westward expansion -- all without the firing of a single shot. All Things Considered commemorates one of the sweetest real-estate deals of the millennium.

The president of the United Automobile Workers will have tough words for his membership, according to a report in Monday's New York Times. He plans to tell them that the U.S. automobile industry is facing an unprecedented crisis that will require sacrifices from auto workers. Alex Chadwick talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace.

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro are accusing Goldman Sachs of propping up the Maduro government with its recent purchase of Venezuelan bonds. Goldman bought the bonds at a steep discount and stands to make a lot of money if the country stabilizes. But it's not clear the money Venezuela received will ease food and medicine shortages.

Marketplace's Bob Moon talks to Alex Chadwick about a federal appeals court ruling that throws out current SUV emissions standards and orders a tougher plan. Automakers complain that they've been developing future cars based on the current standard.

Yahoo says the massive hack, previously said to have affected 1 billion accounts, in fact likely compromised 3 billion accounts. However, the company says corrective actions have already been taken.

The U.S. government is considering taking over mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac if their funding problems worsen. The plan could leave shareholders empty-handed.