Tuesday, February 24, 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.

Broadcasts Listen: 2:50 | 3:50 | 4:50 | 5:50 | 6:50 | 7:50 | 8:50 (times are a.m., Pacific Standard Time)

Newscast Stories From Washington, DC: Jim Rosenberg reports that Congress will turn to Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan for guidance on issues surrounding Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. From New York: Amy Scott looks at a proposed SEC rule change that has the NYSE worried about losing customers. From the Health Desk: Helen Palmer previews today's Senate vote on medical malpractice reform. From New York: Judy Martin explains why the well-seasoned CEO might be making a comeback. From Beijing: Jocelyn Ford has details on the Minsheng banking scandal in China. From Tokyo: Japan has lost 2.5 million manufacturing jobs to China, but Jessica Smith hears little China-bashing. From Beijing: The world airline industry is expected to bounce back into profit this year for the first time since 9-11. Stephen Beard has more. Features Photo: J. Smith Slideshow Japanese youth culture inspires the fashion world These days, hipsters who want the "411" on the latest fashion craze turn don't look to New York or Paris -- they turn to Tokyo. Marketplace's Jessica Smith explains why.

The human factor is often overlooked in merger compatibility / Commentary - How will current merger mania shake out? It's not always financial problems that cause mergers to fail. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports. Then, is the new wave of tech and media mergers a prelude to another wave of merger flops? "The Economist's" Ben Edwards says history does have a way of repeating itself -- with some exceptions.