Friday, March 19, 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 the "Job Files" series: Today, we take a walk through a giant greenhouse with a professional green thumb. Marketplace resource: "Job Files" series page From Los Angeles: Julie Small looks at the U.S. wartime economy over the last year. From the Health Desk: As healthcare costs rise and rise, the debate on who assumes the burden continues. Helen Palmer reports. From Washington, DC: With at least 7,500 Starbucks stores in the world, industry leaders believe there's still growth potential for specialty coffees. Hillary Wicai has the story. From Beijing: Jocelyn Ford reports on a new government program in Beijing launched to thwart counterfeit operations. From Los Angeles: A report from the World Health Organization concludes that legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco pose a much greater threat than illicit ones. Matthew Algeo reports. From Los Angeles: Brian Watt reports that scam artists, unscrupulous notaries and attorneys are using Bush's proposed guestworker program to exploit misinformed immigrants. From Berlin: German carmaker BMW is going on a hiring spree in a drive to improve the reliability of its cars. Kyle James has the story. From New York: The SEC is looking into whether corporate officers have used derivatives to sell stock without proper disclosure. Amy Scott explains. Features "Your Money or Your Life" series - Getting your grown child to move out How do you get your grown child to move out of your home when they're perfectly comfortable where they are? Marketplace’s Love and Money Mavens tap the expertise of one mom in that situation in this edition of "Your Money or Your Life." Marketplace resource: "Your Money or Your Life" series page

One year later, how are Iraqis doing? A year ago today, the U.S.-led invasion began in Iraq began. So, how are everyday Iraqis faring now? As Marketplace's Borzou Daragahi reports, a lot of it depends on where you’re living in the country.