Friday, November 21, 2003 The Marketplace Morning Report with Kai Ryssdal and Tess Vigeland is a series of seven 9-minute business news modules airing weekdays. This timely report delivers a global business newscast and a hard-hitting feature report. Visit the archive to browse previous stories. Note: Each of the broadcasts contains some of the newscast items below and one of the features. Since only a few radio markets get all seven broadcasts, we've made them available below.

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Newscast Stories From Washington, DC: Today, the United Nations hands off the administration of Iraq's oil-for-food program. Gretchen Cook has the story. From New York: Judy Martin examines whether terrorism has been priced solidly into the markets. From Los Angeles: The Interior Department announced late yesterday that it would open up almost 9 million acres in Alaska to oil and natural gas drilling. Jessica Dial reports. From New York: Ashley Milne-Tyte looks at some of the food industry's big losers resulting from the newfound popularity of the Atkins diet. From Boston: With a UN summit being held today about global warming's impact on investments, Helen Palmer explores how environmental changes could affect your retirement income. From Los Angeles: Nancy Farghalli looks at problems surrounding the ongoing presence of the PayPal computer virus. From Tehran, Iran: Iraq's minister of commerce visited Iran this week. He and his Iranian counterparts discussed building bilateral economic ties. As Borzou Daragahi reports, the countries have many obstacles to overcome. From Washington, DC: While a new report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development shows developing countries are finally starting to jump aboard the Internet business juggernaut, as Gretchen Cook reports, that progress is threatened. From London: British businesses with offices in Turkey have stepped up security following yesterday's suicide bombing in Istanbul. Stephen Beard has the story. Features Oscar season shorter, fiercer The Academy Awards are being held earlier than usual this year. "Variety's" Michael Speier tells host Tess Vigeland how that's playing out in Hollywood as studios try to position their films.

Classical music and management lessons When it comes to advice on running a business, most companies don't consult with musicians. But a classical conductor involved with a new management-training program is teaching corporate execs a thing or two about staying in tune with their organizations. From New York, Rachel Dornhelm reports.

Distribution of college football bowl wealth A lot of the conferences left out of college football championships are unhappy. Marketplace sports commentator Michael Knisley joins host Kai Ryssdal to discuss the economic disparity between the championship conferences and those left on the sidelines.