Monday, January 5, 2004 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 New York: With many currency traders returning from the holidays, some experts think the greenback's downward momentum is likely to overtake any good news. Bob Moon explains. From Washington, DC: John Dimsdale has the story President Bush's remarks on the No Child Left Behind Act and reviews some of the criticism over the plan's economics. From Washington, DC: Stephen Henn has an update on the status of Congress' efforts to ban some kinds of Canadian cattle. From New York: Amy Scott examines the sticking points with a U.S./Costa Rica trade pact as discussions resume this week. From Baghdad: Iraq finally got commercial mobile phone service up and running this weekend. Borzou Daragahi reports that phone-starved Baghdad businesses are signing up in droves. From London: The SEC will investigate some of the major American banks that had dealings with Parmalat the collapsed Italian dairy company. Stephen Beard reports. From Tokyo: Jessica Smith reports on the economic effects of Japan's falling tuna prices. From Washington, DC: Gretchen Cook has more on a new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics warning that soft-drink vending machines in schools are unhealthy for kids. Features A look at what a "buff" corporation is How many of you vowed this year to get fit? Well, how about corporate America joining in that perennial resolution? After two solid years of scandal and misdeeds, Don Tapscott, author of "The Naked Corporation," says it's time for businesses to shape up and get fit so they can strip down without shame for shareholders. Tapscott says investors are casting a wary eye these days. Web resources: Tapscott's book "The Naked Corporation: How the Age of Transparency Will Revolutionize Business" is available on Amazon.com. Your purchase helps support Marketplace.

Southwest gets exposure with airline reality show Monday night, A&E rolls out a new reality series, "Airline," based on the daily ups and downs of airport life involving employees and customers of Southwest Airlines. Forget about product placement: Could this series be a weekly half-hour infomercial for Southwest? Marketplace's Cheryl Glaser reports on the potential risks and rewards for the airline.

What the economy could bring in 2004 What's in store for the economy during 2004? Host Kai Ryssdal gets some predictions from "Newsweek's" Wall Street editor Allan Sloan in this edition of The Sloan Sessions.