" This isn't Money Markets & More for Wednesday middle of the -- September 16 2009. From a newsroom of the market -- radio network I'm Steve Otis coming up. The Fed chief is feeling pretty good."

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" And Tracy Johnke if you still have the travel bug there are places for you to stay they'll be happy to have yes that's right there's some really good hotel deals right now. And Kate's -- and I'll be talking about that in just a moment but before we do anything else what are Wall Street's biggest names saying about stocks and the economy. Listen to Morning Stock Talk weekday mornings only here at marketwatch.com."

" On the day -- we already got the Producer Price Index for August this week now it's time for the Consumer Price Index rising cost of energy last month did send wholesale prices higher. But what of retail costs well economists are looking for a little bit of an increase with a four tenths rise overall. And a small 110 gain in the non energy nonfood core rate also we will get a look at industrial production. Now on this date in history it's started an 1810 September 16 Mexican Independence Day. 1875. James C petty as the founder of JC Penney the department store chain he was born. He died in 1971. 190 wait General Motors was founded. 1920s a bomb and a horse and wagon exploded in front of the JPMorgan. Building -- New York City killed 38 people injuring 400. And in 1966 the metropolitan opera house opened at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of the opera Antony and Cleopatra."

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" 1987 Montreal protocol assigned to protect the ozone layer from depletion. And in 1997. Apple Computer announced that Steve Jobs had been named interim CEO of the company. It's Money Markets & More from marketwatch.com."

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" Well I guess you could call it official as the head of the Fed says the recession is pretty much over. But in a speech Tuesday Fed Chairman Bernanke also said that as the economy switches to growth it won't be enough to keep the unemployment rate. Which is already had a 26 year high. From going even higher -- out of touch no they're not getting out but dodge is about to get a make over its new owners and Italy's Fiat has big plans for the Chrysler division. According to executives a future for dodge will be daring designs and agility not just the muscle car image and going from zero to sixty in ten seconds. The company also says the dodge will be more sensible with less wasted space for chrome and other nonessential styling frills. It's all part of plans to revamp the entire Chrysler line with a complete strategy. To be unveiled in November. Now you're planning your trip right about now good idea. With more on why it's a good idea here's Tracy -- and Kate's."

" There's Steve wells a busy travel season. Ever but at this statement hotels airlines. And other travel industry related. Places and still are. Don't want our business there are still looking for us to send comments and Armani and Kate's -- it our -- races giants talk about that. His hotels all year long."

" Have been doing all kinds of discounts and promotions trying to drum up business because of the traveled downturn and during this recession so hotels dot com did a survey. And found that and a hotel room rates are down 17% for the first half of the year compared to 2008. So that that works out to an average of 115 dollars a night. On for a room rates across the US and that's that's down from about 140 last year round. That's that's pretty significant and then does this. Did they look ahead to do -- aren't what's going on in this fall than -- because that's. Now let's yesterday's news that just happened we wanna know if we can now I think cartels are continuing to offer these big discounts and an interesting thing about the hotels dot com indexes of when you go to a hotel remote look on the door there's -- posted rate but chances are you didn't actually paid that so this survey looks at the actual. Rates set people paid the so called rack rate. And it it's conducted its continuing to to be down -- and I suspect we'll continue that way in the fall. Yes some places Las Vegas which has been her had hard by. Housing downturn has also been been struggling so it's a -- down by 30% they're practically given them away. There and a New York City the rates are also down about 30%. But conversely in New York you're still even if -- to gonna pay an average of 200 bucks a night for hotel there -- sounds like they're they're still. Among the most expensive if not the most expensive and they think their number one on the list and also on Hawaii's on the list and Wyoming's on the list of all. All places because there's this ski industry."

" OK yeah I I I got an by the country's eyes tired from -- Wyoming and service luxury. Area I still think you know tumbleweed and cowboys. But apparently other people I was -- and -- beyond Iran hard at this stage apparently hinted that that that the cheapest rates we already mentioned a Las Vegas has one of the cheapest hotel rates in the country and other places include Idaho and Kansas. -- In the market vacationing should be -- some greater saint M aviation plant a little road trip to Kansas. Now maybe you what they have big biggest ball of twine in the world's. We're gonna get letters yeah. The lovely Kansas it's true. I didn't know about the big ball of -- and getting -- mixed up with someplace else and -- you know North Dakota with their giant fiberglass. Animals. And other tourist drop in -- you should be our travel -- and you know all these -- worse things yes amounts from many summer trips where we spent several hours in the car and are pretty desperate for interesting places and the other unknown land. Apparently yes and no -- junkie and an Italian men well. And any other places where you might not expect to find some savings and it might be good if you aren't like my dad -- with union busting with relatives -- and well London right now is actually good deal with it switching to international travel because of the weak pound. Right now the confines of my good hotel deals in London if you wanna go across the pond and nice vacation there sounds lovely. And well finally. Kind of special trip MarketWatch field trip it's our current deal we'll have our MarketWatch fault party in London leg -- an ego. No expense spared it. I don't think yanking it."

" Yeah now that's it for Money Markets & More but hey are you taken a trip maybe it got a really good hotel room rate whatever anything else you wanna know or talk about get in touch. At MarketWatch radio newsroom at Yahoo.com. And if you tweet follow us on Twitter MW radio and check us out on FaceBook where it is the MarketWatch radio network. I'm Steve Potisk I'll see you next."