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.
From Washington: A radio program produced by the National Rifle Association debuts on the nation's airwaves today. But its more than just a daily outlet for gun enthusiasts.
From Washington: Need a loan to build that pool or buy a car for some summer fun? You may get a rude surprise when you apply for a line of credit. A survey out today finds lots of lenders are rejecting loan requests thanks to bad raps by faulty credit screeners.
From Tokyo: Mitsubishi Motors keeps on paying... and paying... the price of secrecy. As sales continue to plunge, the company's come out with NEW revival plan this week..just weeks after announcing a big strategy aimed at salvaging the struggling carmaker.
From New York: Frequent fliers take note. The government hears your complaints about long waits at security check points. It will test a new system to speed things up at the Minneapolis airport later this month. Tests at L.A. and Boston airports will follow.
From Los Angeles: It used to be that you retired from a company with a gold watch, a pension, and healthcare coverage. Not any more. A new report shows medical insurance cuts are taking a toll. But in a way you might not expect.
From Los Angeles: The government has spent billions on private contractors who are working to rebuild Iraq. But as Marketplace's Hillary Wicai reports, it will have to spend even more as the workers comp claims come in.
From New York: Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon. What do they all have in common? They can't grow their wirelless businesses without new grequencies.
From London: Two of Europe's biggest satellite manufacturers are about to have a close encounter. Alcatel and Finmeccanica are on the verge of a merger.
From Boston: The U-S may be one of the world's most productive countries. But it trails dismally when it comes to family-friendly work policies. That's the conclusion of a new report from Harvard, as Helen Palmer reports from the Work and Family Desk.
Features
Interest Rates? Survey Says!!
How high will the Fed raise interest rates when it meets later this month? Host Kai Ryssdal gets a reading on the state of inflation and its impact on rates from Marketplace's money guru Chris Farrell.
Hospital Suits En Route
The attorney who negotiated the massive national tobacco settlement is launching a new legal assault. This one involves nonprofit hospitals. Marketplace's Steve Henn reports a new series of lawsuits being announced claim uninsured patients were overcharged.
Fire Your Boss? Well Not Exactly ...
Not getting what you want out of your job? Author Stephen Pollan, author of Fire Your Boss tells host Tess Vigeland says it's time to take charge of your career and not rely on your managers to do it for you.
Thursday, June 17, 2004
